Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?

This essay is a quick critique of one aspect of Derek Parfit’s criticism of Egalitarianism in his larger consideration of the claims of, and distinction between, Prioritarianism and Egalitarianism. It reviews issues relating to the ‘Levelling Down Objection’ and the ‘Divided World Example’. More sp...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	S. Subramanian
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	DE EN FR
Publicado:	Editura ASE Bucuresti 2011
Materias:	Pure and pluralist telic egalitarianism Deontic egalitarianism Prioritarianism Economics as a science HB71-74
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/69f327f76821442f842176700ea8cab9
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:69f327f76821442f842176700ea8cab9
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69f327f76821442f842176700ea8cab92021-12-02T08:49:14ZAre egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?1843-22981844-8208https://doaj.org/article/69f327f76821442f842176700ea8cab92011-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpe.ro/poze/articole/57.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1843-2298https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8208This essay is a quick critique of one aspect of Derek Parfit’s criticism of Egalitarianism in his larger consideration of the claims of, and distinction between, Prioritarianism and Egalitarianism. It reviews issues relating to the ‘Levelling Down Objection’ and the ‘Divided World Example’. More specifically, it is argued that the Levelling Down Objection is a serious problem only for Pure Telic Egalitarianism, not for Pluralist Telic Egalitarianism; and thateven in a Divided World, one can have an egalitarian justification forpreferring an equal distribution of a smaller sum of wellbeing to an unequal distribution of a larger sum. By these means, it is contended that Parfit’s claim of the vulnerability of Egalitarianism to the Levelling Down Objection and the Divided World Example is not sustainableS. SubramanianEditura ASE BucurestiarticlePure and pluralist telic egalitarianismDeontic egalitarianismPrioritarianismEconomics as a scienceHB71-74DEENFRJournal of Philosophical Economics, Vol IV, Iss 2, Pp 5-14 (2011)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	DE EN FR
topic	Pure and pluralist telic egalitarianism Deontic egalitarianism Prioritarianism Economics as a science HB71-74
spellingShingle	Pure and pluralist telic egalitarianism Deontic egalitarianism Prioritarianism Economics as a science HB71-74 S. Subramanian Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
description	This essay is a quick critique of one aspect of Derek Parfit’s criticism of Egalitarianism in his larger consideration of the claims of, and distinction between, Prioritarianism and Egalitarianism. It reviews issues relating to the ‘Levelling Down Objection’ and the ‘Divided World Example’. More specifically, it is argued that the Levelling Down Objection is a serious problem only for Pure Telic Egalitarianism, not for Pluralist Telic Egalitarianism; and thateven in a Divided World, one can have an egalitarian justification forpreferring an equal distribution of a smaller sum of wellbeing to an unequal distribution of a larger sum. By these means, it is contended that Parfit’s claim of the vulnerability of Egalitarianism to the Levelling Down Objection and the Divided World Example is not sustainable
format	article
author	S. Subramanian
author_facet	S. Subramanian
author_sort	S. Subramanian
title	Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
title_short	Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
title_full	Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
title_fullStr	Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
title_full_unstemmed	Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?
title_sort	are egalitarians really vulnerable to the levelling-down objection and the divided world example?
publisher	Editura ASE Bucuresti
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/69f327f76821442f842176700ea8cab9
work_keys_str_mv	AT ssubramanian areegalitariansreallyvulnerabletothelevellingdownobjectionandthedividedworldexample
_version_	1718398366413488128

Are egalitarians really vulnerable to the Levelling-Down Objection and the Divided World Example?

Ejemplares similares