Levelling the Playing Field

The Idea of Equal Opportunity and its Place in Egalitarian Thought

By:

Andrew Mason

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Hardback

Series:

Oxford Political Theory

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"Equality of opportunity for all" is a fine piece of political rhetoric but the ideal that lies behind it is slippery to say the least. Some see it as an alternative to a more robust form of egalitarianism, whilst others think that when it is properly understood it provides us with a real radical vision of what it is to level the playing field. This book combines a meritocratic conception of equality of opportunity that governs access to advantaged social positions, with redistributive principles that seek to mitigate the effects of differences in people's circumstances. Taken together, these spell out what it is to level the playing field in the way that justice requires. Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain works of outstanding quality with no restriction as to approach or subject matter. Series Editors: Will Kymlicka, David Miller, and Alan Ryan

Author Biography:

Lecturer in Philosophy University of Reading, 1993-8 Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull, 1991-3 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Oxford, 1989-91 Lecturer in Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews, 1987-8

Release date NZ

October 5th, 2006

Author

Andrew Mason

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

256

Series

Oxford Political Theory

Dimensions

160x240x25

ISBN-13

9780199264414

Product ID

2358575

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