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Williams, Andrew (2008) Justice incentives and constructivism. Ratio, Vol.21 (No.4). pp. 476-493. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9329.2008.00414.x
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2008.00414.x
Abstract
In Rescuing Justice and Equality, G. A. Cohen reiterates his critique of John Rawls's difference principle as a justification for inequality-generating incentives, and also argues that Rawls's ambition to provide a constructivist defence of the first principles of justice is doomed. Cohen's arguments also suggest a natural response to my earlier attempt to defend the basic structure objection to Cohen's critique, which I term the alien factors reply. This paper criticises the reply, and Cohen's more general argument against Rawls's constructivism.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Rawls, John, 1921-2002 -- Criticism and interpretation, Constructivism (Philosophy), Justice, Social justice | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Ratio | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0034-0006 | ||||
| Official Date: | December 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.21 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 18 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 476-493 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2008.00414.x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (AHRC) |
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