Inequality

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Larry S. Temkin (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)

Inequality

Larry S. Temkin (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
01 October 1996

Ethics & moral philosophy; Social groups

Series: Oxford Ethics Series

Equality has long been among the most potent of human ideals and it continues to play a prominent role in political argument.

Views about equality inform much of the debate about wide-ranging issues such as racism, sexism, obligations to the poor or handicapped, relations between developed and developing countries, and the justification of competing political, economic, and ideological systems.

Temkin begins his illuminating examination with a simple question: when is one situation worse than another regarding inequality?

In exploring this question, a new approach to understanding inequality emerges.

Temkin goes against the common view that inequality is simple and holistic and argues instead that it is complex, individualistic, and essentially comparative.

He presents a new way of thinking about equality and inequality that challenges the assumptions of philosophers, welfare economists, and others, and has significant and far-reaching implications on a practical as well as a theoretical level.

By: Larry S. Temkin (Professor of Philosophy Professor of Philosophy Rutgers University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 515g
ISBN: 9780195111491
ISBN 10: 0195111494
Series: Oxford Ethics Series
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 01 October 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Inequality

Brilliant and fascinating....No other book on egalitarianism offers its readers anywhere near as much as this one....The clarity of Temkin's distinction between genuine egalitarianism and extended humanitarianism marks the end of egalitarianism as a coherent practical political doctrine. --Times Literary Supplement<br> A cornucopian book--dense, wide-ranging, and insightful, filled with fascinating diversions and detail... immensely valuable. It classifies and analyzes egalitarian principles more deftly and usefully than any work before it...a trove that philosophers and economists can profitably mine even if they reject some of Temkin's principal claims. It is an extraordinary achievement. --Economics and Philosophy<br> Those interested in moral egalitarianism will... have to begin thinking about the questions Temkin raises, and think about them in Temkin's way. --Canadian Journal of Philosophy<br>