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Distributive justice & disability [[electronic resource] ] : utilitarianism against egalitarianism / / Mark S. Stein



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Autore: Stein Mark S. <1958-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Distributive justice & disability [[electronic resource] ] : utilitarianism against egalitarianism / / Mark S. Stein Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource (x, 304 p.))
Disciplina: 362.401
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Soggetto topico: Distributive justice
People with disabilities - Services for
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-299) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: Theories of distributive justice are most severely tested in the area of disability. In this book, Mark Stein argues that utilitarianism performs better than egalitarian theories in this area: whereas egalitarian theories help the disabled either too little or too much, utilitarianism achieves the proper balance by placing resources where they will do the most good.Stein offers what may be the broadest critique of egalitarian theory from a utilitarian perspective. He addresses the work of egalitarian theorists John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin, Amartya Sen, Bruce Ackerman, Martha Nussbaum, Norman Daniels, Philippe Van Parijs, and others. Stein claims that egalitarians are often driven to borrow elements of utilitarianism in order to make their theories at all plausible. The book concludes with an acknowledgment that both utilitarians and egalitarians face problems in the distribution of life-saving medical resources. Stein advocates a version of utilitarianism that would distribute life-saving resources based on life expectancy, not quality of life. Egalitarian theories, he argues, ignore life expectancy and so are again found wanting. Distributive Justice and Disability is a powerful and engaging book that helps to reframe the debate between egalitarian and utilitarian thinkers.
Altri titoli varianti: Distributive justice and disability
Titolo autorizzato: Distributive justice & disability  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-72188-3
9786611721886
0-300-12825-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777854203321
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