Solidarity as Joint Action.
The demand for social justice, especially in the context of the welfare state, is often framed as a demand of solidarity. But it is not clear why: in what sense, if any, is social justice best understood as a demand of solidarity? This article explores that question. There are two reasons to do so....
| Published in: | Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 340 - 360 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2015
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