Here are the details for the next USyd Postgrad Work in Progress talk: Speaker: Saranga Sudarshan
Title: Luck-Egalitarianism and Harshness Luck-Egalitarianism is a theory that has been attacked viciously since it was first put forward. One strong problem posed against luck-egalitarianism is the Harshness Problem. In this paper I want to first reinterpret the Harshness Problem correctly and argue first that the solutions put forward by luck-egalitarians are all unsatisfactory and that to solve it we must embrace luck-egalitarianism more strongly as a theory of distributive justice that justifies the arrangement of all social institutions in a certain way, rather than in a piecemeal way proposed by luck-egalitarians like Gerald Cohen or Richard Arneson. I argue that it is the piecemeal interpretation of luck-egalitarianism that gives rise to the Harshness Problem. Time: 4:30pm, Mon Aug 19 Location: Philosophy Common Room, Main Quad, University of Sydney Hope to see you all there, Simon Varey Postgraduate Colloquium Co-ordinator
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