Why Inequality Matters: Luck Egalitarianism, Its Meaning and Value

ISBN-13: 9781107570313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 266 str.

Shlomi Segall

Opis

This book explores and defends the view that inequality is intrinsically bad when and because it leads to arbitrary disadvantage.

Recenzje

'… this book is a tour de force through the important but dense literature on telic egalitarianism, which makes it required reading for anyone interested in this area.' Adina Preda, Ethics

Spis treści

Part I. Egalitarianism: 1. The variety of objections to equality; 2. Why inequality matters; 3. When does inequality matter?; 4. Who is inequality bad for?; Part II. Alternatives to Egalitarianism: 5. What is the point of sufficiency?; 6. Prioritarianism and the person-affecting view; 7. Prioritarianism and time; Part III. Chances and Choices: 8. Should egalitarians care about chances?; 9. The badness of voluntary inequalities.