When Is Inequality Fair?

Recent literature on responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism has suggested that an opposition to unchosen inequality on the grounds of unfairness is compatible with a range of accounts as to which inequalities are fair. I argue that forms of responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism face a challenge i...

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Autore principale: Elford, Gideon 1980- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2018]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Anno: 2018, Volume: 21, Fascicolo: 5, Pagine: 1205-1218
Notazioni IxTheo:NCC Etica sociale
VA Filosofia
Altre parole chiave:B Luck Egalitarianism
B Correttezza
B Desert
B Equality
B Responsibility
B Inequality
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Riepilogo:Recent literature on responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism has suggested that an opposition to unchosen inequality on the grounds of unfairness is compatible with a range of accounts as to which inequalities are fair. I argue that forms of responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism face a challenge in the construction of such accounts; namely to explain the fairness of such inequalities specifically, as opposed to their being merely justified in a broader sense. I illustrate the nature of this challenge through an interesting parallel with an issue in value theory in the form of the so-called 'wrong kind of reason' problem.
ISSN:1572-8447
Comprende:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-018-9963-x