Introduction: the idea of distributive justice

This chapter introduces the idea of distributive justice. It identifies several different views of what characterizes distributive justice, as opposed to other types of justice and to non-justice-based moral demands. The preconditions of distributive justice, its primary subject and its object, and...

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Autor: Olsaretti, Serena
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/47794
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199645121.013.38
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Distributive justice
Non-justice-based moral demands
Preconditions of justice
Subject of justice
Object of justice
Normative significance of justice
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Sumario:This chapter introduces the idea of distributive justice. It identifies several different views of what characterizes distributive justice, as opposed to other types of justice and to non-justice-based moral demands. The preconditions of distributive justice, its primary subject and its object, and its normative significance are discussed. The chapter then suggests that bringing the diversity of usages of the concept of distributive justice into view helps cast light on some of the many contemporary debates about distributive justice and its limits. This chapter also introduces and outlines the different topics covered by the different sections and chapters of the book.