When do risky choices justify inequality?

2017
journal article
article
1
dc.abstract.enLuck egalitarianism is the view that inequalities are justified when and only when a particular condition is met. Recent years have seen considerable debate about the exact nature of the risky choices thought by luck egalitarians to justify inequality. All positions in the debate emphasise the importance of choice, but they differ in the precise details of how choice features in the inequality-justifying condition. The present paper argues for a novel view about the conditions under which risky choices should justify choice in a manner that uncovers ambiguity and flaws in existing positions. It rejects existing accounts and develops a new hypothetical choice based account of inequality-justifying risk.
dc.contributor.authorHyams, Keith
dc.date.accession2026-07-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:03:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:03:53Z
dc.date.createdat2026-07-07T08:03:53Zen
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number53
dc.description.physical60-74
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.identifier.doi10.13153/diam.53.0.1101
dc.identifier.issn1733-5566
dc.identifier.projectDRC AI
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/577561
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://diametros.uj.edu.pl/diametros/pl/article/view/1101
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.source.integratorfalse
dc.subject.enluck egalitarianism
dc.subject.enequality
dc.subject.enrisk
dc.subject.enchoice
dc.subject.endisadvantage
dc.subject.eninequality
dc.subject.enchance
dc.subject.enuncertainty
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleWhen do risky choices justify inequality?
dc.title.journalDiametros
dc.title.volumeEthics and uncertainty
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
dc.abstract.en
Luck egalitarianism is the view that inequalities are justified when and only when a particular condition is met. Recent years have seen considerable debate about the exact nature of the risky choices thought by luck egalitarians to justify inequality. All positions in the debate emphasise the importance of choice, but they differ in the precise details of how choice features in the inequality-justifying condition. The present paper argues for a novel view about the conditions under which risky choices should justify choice in a manner that uncovers ambiguity and flaws in existing positions. It rejects existing accounts and develops a new hypothetical choice based account of inequality-justifying risk.
dc.contributor.author
Hyams, Keith
dc.date.accession
2026-07-07
dc.date.accessioned
2026-07-07T08:03:53Z
dc.date.available
2026-07-07T08:03:53Z
dc.date.createdaten
2026-07-07T08:03:53Z
dc.date.issued
2017
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number
53
dc.description.physical
60-74
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.identifier.doi
10.13153/diam.53.0.1101
dc.identifier.issn
1733-5566
dc.identifier.project
DRC AI
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/577561
dc.identifier.weblink
https://diametros.uj.edu.pl/diametros/pl/article/view/1101
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.rights
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.source.integrator
false
dc.subject.en
luck egalitarianism
dc.subject.en
equality
dc.subject.en
risk
dc.subject.en
choice
dc.subject.en
disadvantage
dc.subject.en
inequality
dc.subject.en
chance
dc.subject.en
uncertainty
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
When do risky choices justify inequality?
dc.title.journal
Diametros
dc.title.volume
Ethics and uncertainty
dc.type
JournalArticle
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