Egalitarianism Workshop 2012

March 30, 2012 - March 31, 2012
McGill University

Montréal
Canada

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Egalitarianisms: Current Debates on Equality and Priority in Health, Wealth, and Welfare

March 30th -31st, 2012

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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  • Ralf Bader (NYU) "Egalitarianism, Prioritarianism and Impersonal Good"
  • Nir Eyal (Harvard) "Against Fair Chances"
  • Iwao Hirose (McGill) "Egalitarianism and Time"
  • Nils Holtug (Copenhagen) "Welfare Luck Egalitarianism and Expensive Tastes"
  • Adina Preda (Universite de Montreal) "Equality in What? or When?"
  • Shlomi Segall (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) "On Gifts and Gambles: When are Collectively Chosen Inequalities Unjust?"
  • Bekka Williams (Wisconsin, Madison) "Capabilities and Limited Transitivity"
  • Kristin Voigt (McGill) "Why Should Luck Egalitarians be Interested in Social Inequalities in Health?"

Workshop Description

Egalitarian theories of distributive justice have recently encountered fundamental challenges. Is egalitarianism susceptible to the leveling down objection? Is it less plausible than prioritarianism? Does it support reducing the inequalities resulting from brute luck, but not option luck? Does it aim to equalize the distribution of welfare at each time or over a lifetime? What does egalitarianism make of the strong correlation between inequalities in health and inequalities in socio-economic conditions? In this two-day workshop, we will discuss current theoretical issues and seek common and unified grounds for future research into egalitarian theories of distributive justice.  

Attendance is free but registration is required as space is limited. Please register through the registration webpage.

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March 23, 2012, 9:00am EST

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