CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Takahashi, Kei |
|---|---|
| Title | Complex Equality as an Approach to Equality |
| Summary | Is complex equality an obsolete topic for political philosophy? This thesis argues that it is not, by showing that complex equality needs to be included in the conception of relational egalitarianism. It shows that complex equality shares the fundamental relational egalitarian view that what makes distributive concerns morally important is the relevance of distribution for relational equality. Furthermore, it shows that complex equality sufficiently treats certain problems that relational egalitarianism faces. The argument begins by pointing out that relational egalitarianism is a plausible theory of equality to begin with. It tries to explain why relational egalitarianism is a better conception of equality than distributive egalitarianism. It then goes on to argue that complex equality is a promising approach to generate and maintain relational equality, due to its assumption of separation of spheres of distribution. Finally, Arneson’s critiques against complex egalitarianism are examined. His critiques have not met any answer for twenty-years. This thesis aims to refute them in order to make the defense of complex equality complete. |
| Supervisor | Kis, János |
| Department | Philosophy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/takahashi_kei.pdf |
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