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19Fairness as comparative desertRatio 35 (4): 321-332. 2022.One prominent theory of fairness is John Broome's. This article identifies several problems with Broome's theory but defends Broome's claim that fairness requires the proportionate satisfaction of claims. This article also shows how Broome's conception of fairness is compatible with fairness as comparative desert.
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4DesertDissertation, University of Reading. 2022.Up until the late twentieth century, philosophers have thought not only that desert was not merely a matter of convention but in the nature of things but also that there is a close conceptual tie between justice and desert. In recent work, however, it has become common for philosophers to deny such a connection. This study of desert aims to reestablish that connection. Many contemporary philosophers avoid appeal to the concept of desert in theorizing about justice for three main reasons: (1) t…Read more
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