* Table of Contents Acknowledgments *1. The Many Faces Responsibility *2. Thinking About *3. Within Distributive Justice *4. Retributive *5. Bibliography

Ronald Dworkin's recently published book, Sovereign Virtue (hereafter SV), appeals to arguments that are popular within, and ideas fundamental to, liberal egalitarianism. These need be distinguished unpacked. The purpose of this paper is partly do cast doubt on the adequacy various moves made by Dworkin. In addition, more importantly I argue analysis ‘equality what?’ debate reveals a tension at heart contemporary egalitarianism between Kantian aspiration eliminate luck political philosophy...

Abstract Antony Duff has argued that an important precondition of criminal liability is the state moral standing to call offender account. Conditions severe social injustice, if allowed or perpetuated by state, can undermine this standing. Duff’s argument appeals ordinary idea a person’s own behaviour sometimes negate his others It issue, but analogy with individual problematic. Moreover, account needs address two interconnected issues: first, when and in what way lose its offenders account,...

In this chapter, we consider the relationships between democracy, equality, and justice ways in which those define territory of contemporary political philosophy.

In this essay I agrue that contemporary Anglo-American liberal egalitarianism has at its heart a tension: the goal is to find principles of justice are fair in respecting distinction between choice and chance do not invoke controversial metaphysical arguments. This tension because distinguishing itself requires invoking proceed by offering, then examining, thought Scanlon's ‘attributive’ ‘substantive’ responsibility offers route out described above. The greater part taken up with examining...