Phenomenology and Mind

No. 5 (2013): The Place of Values in a World of Norms
Session 3. Norms

Rules of Distribution and the Concept of “Egalitarianism” in Felix Oppenheim. Towards Understanding Distribution

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  • Olimpia G. Loddo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-19578

Published 2016-11-26

Keywords

  • rule of distribution,
  • act of distribution

How to Cite

Loddo, O. G. (2016). Rules of Distribution and the Concept of “Egalitarianism” in Felix Oppenheim. Towards Understanding Distribution. Phenomenology and Mind, (5), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-19578
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Abstract

The political philosopher Felix Oppenheim reconstructs a descriptive concept of “egalitarianism” on the basis of rules of distribution. The present paper reverses Oppenheim’s perspective by analyzing the role of distributives rules and of “egalitarianism” towards understanding distribution. In what measure does the concept of “egalitarianism” help us to understand distribution? Is it possible to understand a distribution only on the basis of descriptive concepts?

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