Justice, Equality and Constructivism: Essays on G. A. Cohen's Rescuing Justice and EqualityBrian Feltham This collection critically engages with a number of recurrent themes from the work of G.A. Cohen, and most especially with arguments and positions advanced in his Rescuing Justice and Equality.
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Contents
Inequality Injustice and Levelling Down | 26 |
Inequality Incentives and the Interpersonal Test | 55 |
Freedom of Occupational Choice | 74 |
Cohen to the Rescue | 88 |
Justice Incentives and Constructivism | 110 |
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