PHI 4311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Equal Opportunity, Egalitarianism, Welfarism
6 Nov 2014
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2014-09-23: dworkin"s rejection of the equality of welfare replies, arneson for the most-part agrees equality of opportunity better captures this definition, arneson"s view equal opportunity to welfare. Appeal of welfare egalitarianism (ew: personal welfare is what ultimately matters; if people matter equally, they ought to be made equal with respect to what they consider important. 3 flaws of egalitarian-welfarism: problem of external preferences ex: preference towards saving whales should not be subsidized by the state, not a self-sufficient theory. It specifies rights which can"t be infringed. The allotment of resources: responsibility (preferences that they choose to have, no distinction between needs people have chosen and those they have not, tiny tim & scrooge example i. Ew declares: all desires are all that matters. Fails to recognize humans as being responsible agent. The person with expensive tastes should be held responsible for their choice of these preferences.
