T. M. Scanlon (Harvard University)

Why Does Inequality Matter?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Inequality is widely regarded as morally objectionable: T. M. Scanlon investigates why it matters to us. He considers the nature and importance of equality of opportunity, whether the pursuit of greater equality involves objectionable interference with individual liberty, and whether the rich can be said to deserve their greater rewards.

Produktdetails

• Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 141mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9780198812692
• ISBN-10: 0198812698
• Artikelnr.: 49206765

Autorenporträt

T. M. Scanlon attended Princeton University (BA in Philosophy, 1962), studied at Oxford, Brasenose College, 1962-63, and then at Harvard University (PhD in Philosophy, 1968). Scanlon taught philosophy at Princeton 1966-1984, then at Harvard from 1984 until his retirement in 2016. He was one of the founding editors of Philosophy & Public Affairs and has published mainly in moral and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Equal Concern
3: Status Inequality
4: Procedural Fairness
5: Substantive Opportunity
6: Political Equality
7: Equality, Liberty, and Coercion
8: Desert
9: Unequal Income
10: Conclusions