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Rescuing Justice and Equality by G. A. Cohen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Rescuing Justice and Equality about?
In this work of political philosophy, Cohen sets out to rescue the egalitarian thesis that in a society where distributive justice prevails, people’s material prospects are roughly equal. Arguing against the Rawlsian version of a just society, Cohen demonstrates that distributive justice does not tolerate deep inequality.
Who reads Rescuing Justice and Equality?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- G. A. Cohen
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674262713
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, History, Sociology
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