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Distributive justice & disability : utilitarianism against egalitarianism

Author: Mark S Stein
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Concedes that both utilitarians and egalitarians face problems in the distribution of life-saving medical resources. The author advocates a version of utilitarianism that would distribute life-saving  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mark S Stein
ISBN: 0300100574 9780300100570
OCLC Number: 61864112
Description: x, 304 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Intuitionist theory and interpersonal comparisons --
Disability and welfare --
Utilitarianism and distribution to the disabled --
Egalitarianism and distribution to the disabled --
Rawls --
Dworkin --
Ackerman --
Welfarism weighted or unweighted? --
Intuition about aggregation --
Distribution of life.
Other Titles: Utilitarianism against egalitarianism
Responsibility: Mark S. Stein.
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""Distributive Justice and Disability" offers a powerful brief for a utilitarian theory of distributive justice over its most prominent rival, egalitarianism. Mark Stein's arguments are always Read more...

 
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