PO301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Iris Marion Young, First Principle, Social Inequality
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Therefore it does seem as if this can be satisfied through sending your child to a state school and implementing these factors ensuring continuity of identity in different ways. Possible goals: reduce inequality and gaps, maximise overall wellbeing, prioritise the worst off (rawls, make sure we all have enough. May overlap/coincide in practice but we will see that they are different in principle. Relational equality vs distributive equality - some theorists argue that focus should be social relationships ie elizabeth anderson, samuel scheffler, iris. Argue that distributions matter but only where they reflect or impact on relationships - therefore we have a right to good quality of relationships and that"s why equality is important to facilitate those - people treating each other correctly. First principle; reducing inequality and gaps - eliminating or reducing inequalities between individuals. Second; distribute to those who will benefit most. Talking about advantages and benefits at the most abstract level, not particular goods.
