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Oxford Ethics Ser.: Inequality by Larry S. Temkin (1993, Hardcover)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195078608
ISBN-139780195078602
eBay Product ID (ePID)466038
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameInequality
Publication Year1993
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy
TypeTextbook
AuthorLarry S. Temkin
Subject AreaPhilosophy
SeriesOxford Ethics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN92-009497
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--TimesLiterary Supplement "An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--Times Literary Supplement"An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice"Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--Times Literary Supplement"An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers itsreaders anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin'sdistinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marksthe end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--TimesLiterary Supplement, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--Times Literary Supplement"An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justiceand equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--Times Literary Supplement, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical politicaldoctrine."--Times Literary Supplement, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."--Times Literary Supplement "An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."--Choice, "Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere neaer as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egaliterianism as a coherent practical political doctrine."-- Times Literary Supplement "An important contribution to recent philosophical discussions of justice and equality....This is a splendid work in analytic philosophy."-- Choice
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Dewey Decimal172
SynopsisIn 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., Equality has long been among the most potent of human ideals and it continues to play a prominent role in political argument. Views about equality inform much of the debate about wide-ranging issues such as racism, sexism, obligations to the poor or handicapped, relations between developed and developing countries, and the justification of competing political, economic, and ideological systems. Temkin begins his illuminating examination with a simple question: when is one situation worse than another regarding inequality? In exploring this question, a new approach to understanding inequality emerges. Temkin goes against the common view that inequality is simple and holistic and argues instead that it is complex, individualistic, and essentially comparative. He presents a new way of thinking about equality and inequality that challenges the assumptions of philosophers, welfare economists, and others, and has significant and far-reaching implications on a practical as well as a theoretical level.
LC Classification NumberHM146.T45 1993
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