Egalitarianism

Author : Iwao Hirose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317677093

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Egalitarianism by Iwao Hirose Pdf

Some people are worse off than others. Does this fact give rise to moral concern? Egalitarianism claims that it does, for a wide array of reasons. It is one of the most important and hotly debated problems in moral and political philosophy, occupying a central place in the work of John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, G. A. Cohen and Derek Parfit. It also plays an important role in practical contexts such as the allocation of health care resources, the design of education and tax systems, and the pursuit of global justice. Egalitarianism is a superb introduction to the problem of contemporary egalitarian theories. It explains how rival theories of egalitarianism evaluate distributions of people’s well-being, and carefully assesses the theoretical structure of each theory. It also examines how egalitarian theories are applied to the distribution of health and health care, thus bringing a deceptively complex philosophical debate into clear focus. Beginning with a brief introduction to basic terminology, Iwao Hirose examines the following topics: Rawlsian egalitarianism luck egalitarianism telic egalitarianism prioritarianism sufficientarianism equality and time equality in health and health care. Including chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary, this is an ideal starting point for anyone studying distributive justice for the first time, and will also be of interest to more advanced students and researchers in philosophy, economics, political theory, public policy, and public health.

Author : Jacqueline Solway
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782388852

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The Politics of Egalitarianism by Jacqueline Solway Pdf

The essays assembled in this book exemplify the way political anthropologists address a range of problems that deeply affect people throughout the world. The authors draw their inspiration from the work of Canadian anthropologist Richard B. Lee, and, like him, they are concerned with understanding and acting upon issues of “indigenous rights”; the impact of colonialism, postcolonial state formation, and neoliberalism on local communities and cultures; the process of culture change; what the history and politics of egalitarian societies reveal about issues of “human nature” or “social evolution”; and how peoples in southern Africa are affected by and responding to the most recent crisis in their midst, the spread of AIDS. The authors in this volume discuss the state of a range of contemporary debates in the field that in various ways extend the political, theoretical, and empirical issues that have animated Lee's work. In addition, the book provides readers with important contemporary Kalahari studies, as well as “classic” works on foraging societies.

Author : Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107158900

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Relational Egalitarianism by Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen Pdf

Explores the nature of the ideal of relational equality and how it relates to distributive ideals of justice.

Author : John Kekes
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 080147339X

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The Illusions of Egalitarianism by John Kekes Pdf

In this systematic and scathing attack on the dominant contemporary version of liberalism, John Kekes challenges political assumptions shared by the majority of people in Western societies. Egalitarianism, as it's widely known, holds that a government ought to treat all citizens with equal consideration. Kekes charges that belief in egalitarianism rests on illusions that prevent people from facing unpleasant truths.Kekes, a major voice in modern political thought, argues that differences among human beings in the areas of morality, reasonability, legality, and citizenship are too important for governance to ignore. In a rigorous criticism of prominent egalitarian thinkers, including Dworkin, Nagel, Nussbaum, Rawls, Raz, and Singer, Kekes charges that their views present a serious threat to both morality and reason. For Kekes, certain "inegalitarian truths" are obvious: people should get what they deserve, those who are good and those who are evil should not be treated as if they had the same moral worth, people should not be denied what they have earned in order to benefit those who have not earned it, and individuals should be held responsible for their actions. His provocative book will compel many readers to question their faith in liberalism.

Author : Alexander Kaufman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108429115

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Rawls's Egalitarianism by Alexander Kaufman Pdf

A new analysis of John Rawls's theory of distributive justice, focusing on the ways his ideas have both influenced and been misinterpreted by the current egalitarian literature.

Author : Synnøve Bendixsen,Mary Bente Bringslid,Halvard Vike
Publisher : Springer
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319597911

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Egalitarianism in Scandinavia by Synnøve Bendixsen,Mary Bente Bringslid,Halvard Vike Pdf

This book discusses egalitarianism in Scandinavian countries through historically oriented and empirically based studies on social and political change. The chapters engage with issues related to social class, political conflict, the emergence of the welfare state, public policy, and conceptualizations of equality. Throughout, the contributors discuss and sometimes challenge existing notions of the social and cultural complexity of Scandinavia. For example, how does egalitarianism in these nations differ from other contemporary manifestations of egalitarianism? Is it meaningful to continue to nurture the idea of Scandinavian exceptionalism in an age of economic crises and globalization? The book also proposes that egalitarianism is not merely a relationship between specific, influential enlightenment ideas and patterns of policy, but an aspect of social organization characterized by specific forms of political tension, mobilization, and conflict resolution-as well as emerging cultural values such as individual autonomy.

Author : Thomas Widlok,Wolde Gossa Tadesse
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845452135

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Property and Equality by Thomas Widlok,Wolde Gossa Tadesse Pdf

"These excellent books enrich our understanding of immediate return societies and the persistence of immediate-return arrangements in delayed-return societies. I was reflecting recently that anthropologists have not given sufficient attention to Woodburn's theoretical framework. These contributions go a long way towards filling that gap." - Jérôme Rousseau in Anthropological Forum The ethnography of egalitarian social systems was first met with sheer disbelief. Today it is still hotly debated in a number of fields and has gained sophistication as well as momentum. This collection of essays on "property and equality" acknowledges this diversification by presenting research results in two complementary volumes. They bring together a wide range of authoritative researchers most of whom have worked with hunter-gatherer groups. These two volumes cover existing ethnographic and theoretical ground while maintaining a clear focus on the relation between property and equality. The book consists of the most recent work of prominent members of the original group of researchers in hunter-gatherer studies among them James Woodburn and Richard Lee, and very recent ethnography on hunter-gatherers and other egalitarian systems.

Author : Nils Holtug,Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191608841

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Egalitarianism by Nils Holtug,Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen Pdf

Egalitarianism, the view that equality matters, attracts a great deal of attention amongst contemporary political theorists. And yet it has turned out to be surprisingly difficult to provide a fully satisfactory egalitarian theory. The cutting-edge articles in Egalitarianism move the debate forward. They are written by some of the leading political philosophers in the field. Recent issues in the debate over equality are given careful consideration: the distinction between 'telic' and 'deontic' egalitarianism; prioritarianism and the so-called 'levelling down objection' to egalitarianism; whether egalitarian justice should have 'whole lives' or some subset thereof as its temporal focus; the implications of Scanlon's contractualist account of the value of choice for egalitarian justice; and the question of whether non-human animals fall within the scope of egalitarianism and if so, what the implications are. Numerous 'classic' issues receive a new treatment too: how egalitarianism can be justified and how, if at all, this value should be combined with other values such as desert, liberty and sufficiency; how to define the 'worst off' for the purposes of Rawls' difference principle; Elizabeth Anderson's feminist account of 'equality of relations'; how equality applies to risky choices and, in particular, whether it is justifiable to restrict the freedom of suppliers who wish to release goods that confer different levels of risk on consumers, depending on their ability to pay. Finally, the implications of egalitarianism and prioritarianism for health care are scrutinized. The contributors to the volume are: Richard Arneson, Linda Barclay, Thomas Christiano, Nils Holtug, Susan Hurley, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Dennis McKerlie, Ingmar Persson, Bertil Tungodden, Peter Vallentyne, Andrew Williams, and Jonathan Wolff.

Author : Murray Newton Rothbard
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Libertarianism
ISBN : 9781610164627

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Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays by Murray Newton Rothbard Pdf

Author : Samuel Bowles,Herbert Gintis,Harry Brighouse
Publisher : Verso
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 185984863X

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Recasting Egalitarianism by Samuel Bowles,Herbert Gintis,Harry Brighouse Pdf

In a major work on economic and social policy, two prominent economists lead a debate to redistribute wealth. The book lays out the underlying logic of this proposal in detail, followed by responses by both critics and supporters.

Author : David Rondel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190680688

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Pragmatist Egalitarianism by David Rondel Pdf

Pragmatist Egalitarianism' argues that a deep impasse plagues philosophical egalitarianism. It sets forth a conception of equality rooted in American pragmatist thought-specifically William James, John Dewey, and Richard Rorty-that successfully mediates that impasse.

Author : Marina Gold,Alessandro Zagato
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789206586

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After the Pink Tide by Marina Gold,Alessandro Zagato Pdf

The left-wing Pink Tide movement that swept across Latin America seems now to be overturned, as a new wave of free-market thinkers emerge across the continent. This book analyses the emergence of corporate power within Latin America and the response of egalitarian movements across the continent trying to break open the constraints of the state. Through an ethnographically grounded and localized anthropological perspective, this book argues that at a time when the regular structures of political participation have been ruptured, the Latin American context reveals multiple expressions of egalitarian movements that strive (and sometimes momentarily manage) to break through the state’s apparatus.

Author : Robert William Fogel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0226256626

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The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism by Robert William Fogel Pdf

Robert William Fogel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1993. "To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At every turning, you come upon some shiny pearl of information."—The Economist In this broad-thinking and profound piece of history, Robert William Fogel synthesizes an amazing range of data into a bold and intriguing view of America's past and future—one in which the periodic Great Awakenings of religion bring about waves of social reform, the material lives of even the poorest Americans improve steadily, and the nation now stands poised for a renewed burst of egalitarian progress.

Author : Michelle Lee-Barnewall
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801039576

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Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian by Michelle Lee-Barnewall Pdf

Christianity Today Book Award Winner Regarding gender relations, the evangelical world is divided between complementarians and egalitarians. While both perspectives have much to contribute, the discussion has reached a stalemate. Michelle Lee-Barnewall critiques both sides of the debate, challenging the standard premises and arguments and offering new insight into a perennially divisive issue in the church. She brings fresh biblical exegesis to bear on our cultural situation, presenting an alternative way to move the discussion forward based on a corporate perspective and on kingdom values. The book includes a foreword by Craig L. Blomberg and an afterword by Lynn H. Cohick.

Author : John E. Roemer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521574455

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Egalitarian Perspectives by John E. Roemer Pdf

Fifteen essays, written over the past dozen years, explore contemporary philosophical debates on egalitarianism, using the tools of modern economic theory, general equilibrium theory, game theory, and the theory of mechanism design.