How generous should egalitarians be?. Issue 3 (16th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stemplowska, Zofia
• Is Part Of: Critical review of international social and political philosophy. Volume 22:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 269
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2019-04-16
• Subjects: Luck egalitarianism -- Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen -- Ronald Dworkin -- equality of resources -- equality of concern; Political science -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 320.01
• DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2018.1438785
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-8230

Abstract

Abstract: Lippert-Rasmussen has proposed a new version of luck egalitarianism: equality of concern. In this article, I argue that equality of concern is more generous than its two luck egalitarian rivals. That is, against equality of opportunity for welfare, it is more generous in that it recognises shortfalls in the satisfaction of one's impersonal concerns as potentially inegalitarian. Against equality of resources, it is more generous in that it advocates more extensive compensation. I suggest that equality of concern's generosity regarding impersonal concerns is justified but its generosity regarding compensation is not. Equality of resources, however, faces other problems, and so I argue that a hybrid of equality of concern and equality of resources would be the more attractive luck egalitarian view.