Rescuing Justice and Equality
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Rescuing Justice and Equality is a philosophical book by G. A. Cohen that critically examines and challenges John Rawls’s theory of justice, arguing for a more demanding and egalitarian conception of moral and political equality.
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| Rescuing Justice and Equality canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates |
egalitarian ethos
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more demanding egalitarian conception of justice ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | Rawlsian focus on basic structure alone ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
integration of personal morality and political justice
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moral duties of individuals beyond institutions ⓘ stringent demands of justice on the better off ⓘ |
| author |
G. A. Cohen
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Gerald Allan Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
John Rawls’s theory of justice
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difference principle ⓘ incentive-based inequalities justified by Rawlsians ⓘ |
| critiques | basic structure restriction in Rawlsian theory ⓘ |
| discusses |
incentives and justice
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relationship between justice and equality ⓘ role of personal choice in inequality ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCentralTheme |
limits of institutional theories of justice
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tension between justice and personal prerogative ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary egalitarian political theory
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debates about Rawlsian justice ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
egalitarian ethos of individual behavior
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incentives as a problem of justice ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition | strongly egalitarian view of justice ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0674030761 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780674030763 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
distributive justice
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egalitarianism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theory of justice ⓘ |
| partOfWorkOf | G. A. Cohen’s later political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates on luck egalitarianism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academic philosophers
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advanced readers in moral and political philosophy ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
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