Why Social Justice Matters
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"Why Social Justice Matters" is a political philosophy book by Brian Barry that offers a rigorous defense of egalitarian social justice and critiques contemporary inequalities in liberal democracies.
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| Why Social Justice Matters canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Why Social Justice Matters Context triple: [Brian Barry, notableWork, Why Social Justice Matters]
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A.
The Mirage of Social Justice
The Mirage of Social Justice is a volume in Friedrich A. Hayek’s "Law, Legislation and Liberty" series that critiques the concept of social justice as incoherent and incompatible with a free-market order.
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Race Matters
Race Matters is a seminal 1993 collection of essays by philosopher Cornel West that examines race, democracy, and justice in contemporary American society.
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Contexts of Justice
Contexts of Justice is a major philosophical work by Rainer Forst that develops a comprehensive theory of justice grounded in the idea of justification and the plurality of social contexts in which justice claims arise.
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Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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E.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
- 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: Why Social Justice Matters Target entity description: "Why Social Justice Matters" is a political philosophy book by Brian Barry that offers a rigorous defense of egalitarian social justice and critiques contemporary inequalities in liberal democracies.
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A.
The Mirage of Social Justice
The Mirage of Social Justice is a volume in Friedrich A. Hayek’s "Law, Legislation and Liberty" series that critiques the concept of social justice as incoherent and incompatible with a free-market order.
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B.
Race Matters
Race Matters is a seminal 1993 collection of essays by philosopher Cornel West that examines race, democracy, and justice in contemporary American society.
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C.
Contexts of Justice
Contexts of Justice is a major philosophical work by Rainer Forst that develops a comprehensive theory of justice grounded in the idea of justification and the plurality of social contexts in which justice claims arise.
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D.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
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E.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political science ⓘ |
| addresses |
income inequality
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opportunities for the worst-off ⓘ wealth inequality ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
egalitarian social justice
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redistributive policies ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
meritocratic justifications of inequality
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trickle-down economics ⓘ |
| author | Brian Barry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
contemporary inequalities in liberal democracies
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libertarianism ⓘ market fundamentalism ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fairness
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political obligation ⓘ public policy ⓘ social institutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
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egalitarian liberalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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policy-makers ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
distributive justice
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egalitarianism ⓘ equality ⓘ inequality ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOf | debates on social justice in political philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Polity Press ⓘ |
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