9 Where the Action Is: On the Site of Distributive Justice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. If You’re an Egalitarian, How Come You’re So Rich
5. Prospectus 1
6. 1 Paradoxes of Conviction 7
7. 2 Politics and Religion in a Montreal Communist Jewish Childhood 20
8. 3 The Development of Socialism from Utopia to Science 42
9. 4 Hegel in Marx: The Obstetric Motif in the Marxist Conception of Revolution 58
10. 5 The Opium of the People: God in Hegel, Feuerbach, and Marx 79
11. 6 Equality: From Fact to Norm 101
12. 7 Ways That Bad Things Can Be Good: A Lighter Look at the Problem of Evil 116
13. 8 Justice, Incentives, and Selfishness 117
14. 9 Where the Action Is: On the Site of Distributive Justice 134
15. 10 Political Philosophy and Personal Behavior 148
16. Envoi 180
17. Notes 183
18. Bibliography 221
19. Credits 227
20. Index 229