Levelling the Playing Field - The Idea of Equal Opportunity and Its Place in Egalitarian Thought

Zusatztext ...an interesting and resourceful contribution to a key topic of political philosophy. Informationen zum Autor Lecturer in Philosophy University of Reading, 1993-8Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull, 1991-3British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Oxford, 1989-91Lecturer in Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews, 1987-8 Klappentext "Equality of opportunity for all" is a fine piece of political rhetoric but the ideal that lies behind it is slippery to say the least. This book defends a particular account of the ideal and its place in a more radical version of what it is to level the playing field. Zusammenfassung "Equality of opportunity for all" is a fine piece of political rhetoric but the ideal that lies behind it is slippery to say the least. This book defends a particular account of the ideal and its place in a more radical version of what it is to level the playing field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The simple view 2: The desert of the best qualified 3: Rawlsian fair equality for opportunity 4: Counteracting circumstances 5: Equality, priority and sufficiency 6: Mitigating principles 7: A responsible egalitarianism 8: Individualism and personal responsibility Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Mason, Andrew (Professor of Political Theory Mason, Mason Andrew
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 05.10.2006
• EAN: 9780199264414
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926441-4
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Hardc; Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Hardc
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social discrimination & inequality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Political ideologies and movements, Social discrimination and social justice