TY - BOOK AU - Cohen,G A AU - Otsuka,Michael TI - On the currency of egalitarian justice, and other essays in political philosophy SN - 9780691148717 U1 - 306.342 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Equality KW - Capitalism KW - Distributive justice KW - Social justice KW - Communism KW - Political science KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261)and index; On the currency of egalitarian justice -- Equality of what? On welfare, goods, and capabilities -- Sen on capability, freedom, and control -- Expensive taste rides again -- Luck and equality -- Fairness and legitimacy in justice, and: does option luck ever preserve justice? -- Capitalism, freedom, and the proletariat -- Freedom and money -- Mind the gap -- Back to socialist basics -- How to do political philosophy -- Rescuing justice from constructivism and equality from the basic structure restriction N2 - This is a posthumous collection of essays in political philosophy by G.A. Cohen. Part I asks what egalitarians have most reason to equalize. Part II considers the relationship between freedom and property. Part III reflects upon ideal theory and political practice ER -