Luck Egalitarianism, Permissible Inequalities, and Moral Hazard

Abstract In this article, I appeal to the phenomenon of moral hazard in order to explain how at least some of the inequalities permitted by Luck Egalitarianism can be given an alternative, more plausible grounding than that which is supplied by Luck Egalitarianism. This alternative grounding robs Lu...

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Published in:Journal of moral philosophy
Main Author: Lang, Gerald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2009
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2009, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 317-338
Further subjects:B MORAL HAZARD
B BRUTE LUCK
B INEQUALITY
B LUCK EGALITARIANISM
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Summary:Abstract In this article, I appeal to the phenomenon of moral hazard in order to explain how at least some of the inequalities permitted by Luck Egalitarianism can be given an alternative, more plausible grounding than that which is supplied by Luck Egalitarianism. This alternative grounding robs Luck Egalitarianism of a potentially significant source of intuitive support whilst enabling conditional welfare policies to survive the attacks on them made by Elizabeth Anderson, Jonathan Wolff, and others.
ISSN:1745-5243
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/174552409X433418