In the Shadow of Rawls: Egalitarianism Today
Two recent collections of papers—Social Equality: On What It Means to Be Equals, edited by Carina Fourie, Fabian Schuppert, and Ivo Wallimann-Helmer (Fourie et al. 2015) and The Equal Society: Essays on Equality in Theory and Practice, edited by George Hull (Hull 2015)—demonstrate well the wide dive...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 157-168 |
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John Rawls
B Book review B Luck Egalitarianism B Respect B Equality B Social egalitarianism B Distributive egalitarianism |
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| Summary: | Two recent collections of papers—Social Equality: On What It Means to Be Equals, edited by Carina Fourie, Fabian Schuppert, and Ivo Wallimann-Helmer (Fourie et al. 2015) and The Equal Society: Essays on Equality in Theory and Practice, edited by George Hull (Hull 2015)—demonstrate well the wide diversity of perspectives on egalitarianism within political theory today. But there are unifying themes amidst all this diversity. In particular, these collections make plain the extent to which contemporary egalitarianism in all forms is indebted to Rawls. This debt is reflected, for example, in the luck egalitarianism/social egalitarian debate which plays a central role in both books. It is also reflected in the concern so many contemporary egalitarians have for respect and its social basis. But while egalitarianism today owes much to Rawls, this does not mean that Rawls has nothing left to contribute to the conversation. This essay will argue that a return to Rawls can help contemporary egalitarians avoid taking their debates in certain unproductive directions. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-022-10272-1 |