What is Social Equality? An Analysis of Status Equality as a Strongly Egalitarian Ideal

Res Publica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-126

  Fourie, Carina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

David Miller; Distributive justice; Egalitarianism; Social equality; Status; T. M. Scanlon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859265790     PISSN: 13564765     EISSN: 15728692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11158-011-9162-2     Document Type: Article

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