Shameless luck egalitarians
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Preda, Adina & Voigt, Kristin, Shameless luck egalitarians, Journal of Social Philosophy, 2022Abstract:
A recurring concern about luck egalitarianism is that its implementation would make some individuals, in particular those who lack marketable talents, experience shame. This, the objection goes, undermines individuals’ self-respect, which, in turn, may also lead to unequal respect between individuals. Loss of (self-)respect is a concern for any egalitarian, including distributive egalitarians, inasmuch as it is non-compensable. This paper responds to this concern by clarifying the relationship between shame and (self-)respect. We argue, first, a luck egalitarian society and ethos would be radically different from the current one and incompatible with shame over lack of talent, and, second, that while shame may still occur in a less than ideal luck egalitarian society, this kind of shame does not undermine egalitarian commitments.
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Author: Preda, Adina
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Egalitarianism, Equality, Luck egalitarianism, Shame, Self-respect, Ethos, TalentSubject (TCD):
Inclusive SocietyDOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12463Metadata
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