Inequality by Larry S Temkin
In this book Larry Temkin examines the concepts of equality and inequality, and addresses one particular question in depth: how can we judge between different sorts of inequality? When is one inequality worse than another? Temkin shows that there are many different factors underlying and influencing our egalitarian judgements and that the notion of inequality is surprisingly complex. He looks at inequality as applied to individuals and to groups, and at the standard measures of inequality employed by economists and others, and considers whether inequality matters more in a poor society than a rich one. The arguments of non-egalitarians are also examined. Temkin's book presents a new way of thinking about equality and inequality which challenges the assumptions of philosophers, welfare economists, and others concerned with these notions on a practical as well as a theoretical level.
dense but brilliant and fascinating book* Times Literary Supplement *
Larry S. Temkin is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195078602 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195078608 |
| Title | Inequality |
| Author | Larry S Temkin |
| Series | Oxford Ethics Series |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1993-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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