PHL265H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Libertarianism, Basic Income, Compensatory Education
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Ambition sensitive vs endowment sensitive: two distributive schemes. Equality: defined as an envy free distribution of resources. Dworkins: a just distribution must identify which aspects of a person"s economic position flow from choices and which from advantages/disadvantages that were not a matter of choice. In the real world, auction scheme fails envy test: natural handicaps mean that 100 clamshell distribution will still leave some less well off, therefore, pre-auction: pay off extra costs from stock of social resources beforehand. Problems: however: no amount of goods/resources can ever cut severe natural disadvantages, a circumstance of full equality is impossible. Slavery of the talented- maximum aid for disadvantaged: a high premium that those without natural disadvantage must pay off before they are free to pursue own ambition: talent= liability. Dworkin"s solution: no one knows own natural status (veil of ignorance: at auction, option exists to spend a percentage on insurance, need driven: eventually there will be fair compensation.