Strokes of Luck (PDF)
A Study in Moral and Political Philosophy
(Sprache: Englisch)
Strokes of Luck provides a detailed and wide-ranging examination of the role of luck in moral and political philosophy. The first part tackles debates in moral luck, which are concerned with the assignment of blameworthiness to individuals who are separated...
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Strokes of Luck provides a detailed and wide-ranging examination of the role of luck in moral and political philosophy. The first part tackles debates in moral luck, which are concerned with the assignment of blameworthiness to individuals who are separated only by lucky differences. 'Anti-luckists' think that one who, for example, attempts and succeeds in an assassination and one who attempts and fails are equally blameworthy. This book defends an anti-anti-luckist argument, according to which the successful assassin is more blameworthy than the unsuccessful one. Moreover, the successful assassin is, all things equal, a worse person than the unsuccessful one. The worldly outcomes of our acts can make an all-important difference, not only to how bad our acts can be deemed, but to how bad we are. The second part enters into debates about distributive justice. Lang argues that the attempt to neutralize luck in the distribution of advantages among individuals does not deserve its prominence in political philosophy: the 'luck egalitarian' programme is flawed. A better way forward is to re-invest in John Rawls's 'justice as fairness', which demonstrates a superior way of taming the bad effects of luck and unchosen disadvantage.
Autoren-Porträt von Gerald Lang
Gerald Lang was born and raised in London, and pursued his studies in Bristol and then Oxford. He has held posts at Reading, Oxford, and Leeds, where he now works as Associate Professor of Philosophy. He has very broad interests in moral and political philosophy. He is now working on a project on self-defence, deontology, and war.
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- Autor: Gerald Lang
- 2021, 288 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0192639013
- ISBN-13: 9780192639011
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.06.2021
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