In Defence of Pure Pluralism
Two Readings of Walzer's Spheres of Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12274248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margo Trappenburg (0000-0003-2023-4464, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 343-362 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-8016 • E-ISSN: 1467-9760 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9760.00106 |
| OpenAlex | W2093019046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In this article I will argue that there are two theories of distributive justice hidden in Walzer's Spheres of Justice . The first one emphasises the separation of distributive spheres. It tries to formulate distributive criteria by sticking faithfully to sphere‐specificity. I shall refer to this theory as ‘pure pluralism’. The second theory downplays the separation of spheres and emphasises ‘across spheres’ or ‘between spheres’ criteria instead. I shall call this theory ‘mitigated pluralism’. Mitigated pluralism has become popular among Walzer's friendly critics who apparently do not want to charge him with a distributive theory as clear and rigid as pure pluralism. Although I consider myself another friendly critic, I shall argue in favour of pure pluralism
Distributive justice · Distributive property · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Physics · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Pure mathematics · Separate spheres · Sociology · SPHERES · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2017 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |