Economic Inequality and the Permissibility of Leveling Down.

In this paper I argue that the political and economic domains are analogous for distributive purposes. The upshot of this conclusion is that because we normally think that an unequal distribution of votes is objectionable even if these inequalities are strictly necessary to improve the lives of less...

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Publicado en:Ethical Theory & Moral Practice Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 803 - 833
Autor principal: Peña-Rangel, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2023
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        The Leveling Down Objection
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