If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich?
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If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? is a philosophical book by G. A. Cohen that critically examines the moral commitments of egalitarianism and the personal responsibilities of its affluent supporters.
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| If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? canonical | 1 |
| If You’re an Egalitarian, How Come You’re So Rich? | 1 |
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Target entity: If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? Context triple: [G. A. Cohen, notableWork, If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich?]
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The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn is a book by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes that argues for bold policy solutions—especially a guaranteed income—to address economic inequality in the United States.
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D.
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets is a philosophical book by Michael Sandel that critiques the expansion of market values into areas of life traditionally governed by moral and civic norms.
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E.
Interrogating Inequality
Interrogating Inequality is a key work in analytical Marxism that rigorously examines the structures and causes of social and economic inequality using tools of moral and political philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? Target entity description: If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? is a philosophical book by G. A. Cohen that critically examines the moral commitments of egalitarianism and the personal responsibilities of its affluent supporters.
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A.
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn is a book by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes that argues for bold policy solutions—especially a guaranteed income—to address economic inequality in the United States.
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D.
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets is a philosophical book by Michael Sandel that critiques the expansion of market values into areas of life traditionally governed by moral and civic norms.
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E.
Interrogating Inequality
Interrogating Inequality is a key work in analytical Marxism that rigorously examines the structures and causes of social and economic inequality using tools of moral and political philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between justice and personal ethics
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responsibilities of affluent egalitarians ⓘ |
| argues |
egalitarians have personal duties to reduce inequality
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justice requires an egalitarian social ethos ⓘ |
| author |
G. A. Cohen
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Gerald Allan Cohen ⓘ |
| basedOn | G. A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | inconsistency between egalitarian beliefs and personal lifestyle ⓘ |
| critiques | focus on institutions to the neglect of personal behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780674006933 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiographical reflections
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essays on egalitarian justice ⓘ lectures on Marxism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in debates on luck egalitarianism
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widely discussed in egalitarian theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
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Karl Marx ⓘ Marxist theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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distributive justice ⓘ egalitarianism ⓘ luck egalitarianism ⓘ personal morality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
demandingness of egalitarian morality
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distinction between ethos and coercive institutions ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvard University Press
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Verso Books ⓘ |
| setting | late 20th century political philosophy debates ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in social justice
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professional philosophers ⓘ students of political philosophy ⓘ |
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