Justice, Equality and Constructivism

Essays on G. A. Cohen's "Rescuing Justice and Equality"
Herausgegeben von Feltham, Brian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

G.A. Cohen has made a considerable contribution to contemporary political theory as an egalitarian and a critic of John Rawls. In his recent book Rescuing Justice and Equality he defended two central theses, that egalitarianism is central to our concept of justice and that fundamental principles of justice are not dependent on contingent facts about society or human nature. The contributors to this volume are noted for their own work on these topics, and here offer explorations of Cohen's themes and detailed criticism of his arguments.

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This collection critically engages with a number of recurrent themes from the work of G.A. Cohen, and most especially with arguments and positions advanced in his Rescuing Justice and Equality .

A critical discussion of the work of the contemporary political theorist G.A. Cohen, an egalitarian and a critic of John Rawls
Offers a critical perspective on his significant work on equality and constructivism, including his eagerly anticipated new book Rescuing Justice and Equality
The contributors to this volume are noted for their own work on these topics
Challenges Cohen's view of the centrality of equality to justice, of the scope for free choice of occupation and economic incentives, as well as his view that fundamental principles of justice are insensitive to facts

Produktdetails

• Ratio Special Issues
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 176g
• ISBN-13: 9781405191753
• ISBN-10: 1405191759
• Artikelnr.: 26563824

Autorenporträt

Brian Feltham was educated at University College London and Oxford, and now lectures at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading. Prior to this he helped orchestrate a major three-year research project into 'Impartiality and Partiality in Ethics' at the Philosophy Department at Reading. He has published papers in ethics and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Brian Feltham. 2. Justice is not Equality: Richard J.
Arneson. 3. Inequality, Injustice and Levelling Down: Thomas Christiano and
Will Braynen. 4. Inequality, Incentives and the Interpersonal Test: Kasper
Lippert-Rasmussen. 5. Freedom of Occupational Choice: Michael Otsuka. 6.
Cohen to the Rescue!: Thomas Pogge. 7. Justice, Incentives and
Constructivism: Andrew Williams. Index