10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORST OFF»
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worst off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy
In this example the norm of equalizing utility favours the equal distribution choice
while the norm of maximizing utility giving priority to the worst off favours the
unequal distribution because the worst off do better under inequality than under
the ...
Robert E. Goodin, Philip Pettit, Thomas W. Pogge, 2009
2
Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice
tiality makes equality itself a kind of good or that it requires us to give priority to
the personal good of those who are worst off under any possible set of social
institutions and practices. Let us distinguish between those who think that
equality is ...
James Wood Bailey Lecturer in Politics Princeton University, 1997
3
Rationing Sanity: Ethical Issues in Managed Mental Health Care
MY AIM HERE is to explore and defuse — or at least deflect — a number of
challenges that need to be answered if a principle prescribing some degree of
preference for the worst off (also referred to here as prioritarianism) is to be
recognized ...
James Lindemann Nelson, 2003
4
Rescuing Justice and Equality
worst off” are a large group with a single representative.) Those who are better off
than the worst-off group have no moral standing for and complaint on the ground
that they might under alternative arrangements be even better off. For the only ...
principle of equality will be essentially egalitarian, or at least distinctively or "
sufficiently" egalitarian to warrant consideration in this work, as long as it ranks
outcomes in terms of how the worst-off fare regarding equality — that is, in terms
of ...
6
The Repugnant Conclusion: Essays on Population Ethics
Many people accept Rawls's view that what matters most is the condition of the
worst-off group. But there are two quite different ways in which any worst-off
group might have been better off. This group might have existed, and been better
off.
Jesper Ryberg, Torbjörn Tännsjö, 2004
principle of equality will be essentially egalitarian, or at least distinctively or "
sufficiently" egalitarian to warrant consideration in this work, as long as it ranks
outcomes in terms of how the worst-off fare regarding equality — that is, in terms
of ...
Larry S. Temkin Associate Professor of Philosophy Rice University, 1992
8
Matters of Principle: Legitimate Legal Argument and ...
This argument has two premises: (1) the most likely source of revolution are
individuals in the worst-off group in a society whose worst-off group could be
made better off and (2) the implementation of the difference principle guarantees
that the ...
Richard S. Markovits, 1998
It may be objected that Alpha is Worse than A+ because the worst-off groups in
Alpha are worse off than the worst-off group in A+ . Many people accept Rawls's
view that what matters most is the condition of the worst-off group. But there are ...
10
Rethinking the Good: Moral Ideals and the Nature of ...
long-term expectations of society's least fortunate group.9 This view gives
lexicalpriority to society's worst-off group, in that it will rank one set of principles
and institutions as more just than another if the long-term expectations of
society's ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORST OFF»
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worst off is used in the context of the following news items.
Regulator demands energy firms end the madness where the worst …
Energy is not optional - so why should the worst off pay more? The regulator is calling on suppliers to get rid of the charges or it could take tougher action. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
Worst off hit hardest by Coalition policies: NATSEM modelling
Those with incomes of up to A$47,000 with children will lose 7.1% of total disposable income by 2018-19 according to the modelling, while the most well off ... «The Conversation AU, May 15»
Study: Portland traffic ranked 10th-worst in U.S.
"I don't think anybody would really consider us to be worst off than Washington, D.C. or Boston, or some of those cities with famously bad traffic," Hamilton said, ... «kgw.com, Mar 15»
Orphans, shunned by kin, are worst off
When the schools do reopen, there will probably be many vacant seats. But the worst off, by far, are the Ebola orphans. The U.N. Children's Fund, or UNICEF, ... «Columbus Dispatch, Dec 14»
Deputy treasurer: Wayne County 'worst off' in country for tax …
The Wayne County treasurer's office holds two tax foreclosure auctions a year. The first, held in September, auctions off properties at a starting bid equal to the ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Aug 13»
This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—'The Worst Off'
Despite working more hours than their peers in other high-income countries, single mothers in the US have higher poverty rates. «The Nation., Dec 12»
