Rawls and Piketty: the philosophical aspects of economic inequality
Rawls and Piketty: the philosophical aspects of economic inequality
Author(s): Goran SunajkoSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Editura Rosetti International
Keywords: inequality;fairness; justice; Homo economicus; difference principle;egoist; sense of justice
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses a key contemporary problem, that of inequality. Certainly, the most visible inequality today is economic inequality, which is not only a characteristic found today, but is also the result of a long historical development. The problem arises when inequality becomes artificial (produces itself) and thus becomes a matter of social sciences and humanities. At this point, the question of economic inequality becomes a non-economic issue and thus opens the possibility of formulating such principles that will be able to reduce the issue to a minimum. This paper discusses this possibility, while referring to Thomas Piketty’s book on capital in relation to John Rawls’s principles of justice to which Piketty refers to.
Journal: Journal of Philosophical Economics
- Issue Year: IX/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 71-84
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English