Kyle Johannsen calls for renewed attention to the manner in which the word 'justice' is and should be used. Focusing on the work of G.A. Cohen, Johannsen argues that debates over both the content and scope of egalitarian justice are really just conceptual.
Kyle Johannsen calls for renewed attention to the manner in which the word 'justice' is and should be used. Focusing on the work of G.A. Cohen, Johannsen argues that debates over both the content and scope of egalitarian justice are really just conceptual.
Kyle Johannsen is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Trent University, Canada. He is primarily interested in political philosophy, metaethical issues that pertain to political philosophy, and animal ethics. His work has appeared in such journals as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Res Publica, Ethical Perspectives, and Socialist Studies.
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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Fairness, Efficiency, and Value Theory 3. Defeasible Luck Equality 4. Cohen's Equivocal Attack on Rawls's Basic Structure Restriction 5. Narrow Justice 6. Fairness and Democratic Legitimacy 7. Conclusion
