Rescuing Justice and Equality

by G.A. Cohen

In this stimulating work of political philosophy, acclaimed philosopher G. A. Cohen sets out to rescue the egalitarian thesis that in a society in which 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.

In the course of providing a deep and sophisticated critique of Rawls's theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674030761
• ISBN13: 9780674030763
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.5"