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The Explore Of Dworkin's Theory Of Resources Equality

Posted on:2018-08-30Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J L GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2346330512487775Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Only in terms of equality,we always feel too empty,like a nominal slogan,and we can't catch it.Through the ages,although time has been to go forward,we still without getting rid of equal conversation.Maybe before we pay more attention to Rawls' idea of democratic equality,but this article is to analyze another representative of liberalism-Dworkin.Dworkin's distribution of equality is based on the absorption and criticism of the predecessors of the theoretical results,and put forward the "resource equality" of the distribution of justice thought,he wants to solve the social problems through this theory.The theory of "resource equality" has its specific theoretical background and the era background.Dworkin was dissatisfied with the idea of utilitarianism,welfare equality,and dissatisfaction with Rawls' two principles of justice and Nozick's theory of freedom supremacy.just because of dissatisfaction,Dworkin have to come up with a different theory to make up for the inadequacy of our predecessors.And coincided with the United States at that time the political economy have suffered heavy losses,ethnic conflicts have intensified,the traditional values have also been criticized,these are the catalyst of resource equality generated.In terms of its literal meaning,equality of resources is the question of how the allocation of resources equality,Dworkin divides his resources into "personality resources" and "non-personality resources",and what is the solution is to ensure that the two resources are equal in distribution.Dworkin first introduced the "abstract equal rights" as the logical starting point of his thought,and based on the two principles of ethical individualism to establish his theory of equality,on the one hand through the "principle of importance equality" to emphasize the responsibility of the government,the other hand through the "specific responsibility principle" to emphasize the individual's responsibility.Dworkin's mostimportant contribution is to introduced "responsibility" this concept into our life,so a central idea of equality of resources is the "ambition-sensitive,endowment-insensitive",that is to try my best to eliminate the talent factor in the allocation of resources,for the part of one's choice is need to take the consequences,so you can avoid the accident of some luck.In order to achieve this goal,Dworkin established two sets of models,one called the auction mode,through the auction way to let people free to choose resources to achieve the initial distribution of resources equal,the other called the virtual insurance market model,Through the purchase of insurance to highlight their own choice,because once again trading,equality is broken,this model is to achieve the equalization of resource redistribution.Dworkin in his theory also expounds the unique view of medical resources,which also runs through the government's responsibility and personal responsibility.This theory provided a new idea for the United States to solve the problem of equality at that time,showing its unique meaning.It not only through the participation of the market to ease the tense relationship between freedom and equality,but also fully reflects the source of equality to achieve the importance of the whole equality,whether it is auction mode or virtual insurance market,are trying to rule out the native luck Role to achieve the starting point of equality.The most important point is that Dworkin has always emphasized the attribution of responsibility,and has strengthened the responsibility that the self and the government should fulfill.But any theory there is not always a perfect place,many scholars have put forward some questions of resource equality theory.It is doubtful whether the market,which Dworkin is proud of,is so perfect,and whether the "jealousy test" of equality is really effective.Dworkin,as a representative of the doctrine of egalitarianism,facing the same problem that it can't divide the choice and the environment rationally,but it is an important prerequisite for his distinction between different responsibilities and the achievement of the goal of resource equality.Dworkin only concerned about the individual situation when he analyse the theory,but ignored the impact of external preferences,so criteria at this time also will lose the accuracy.On the whole,resource equality just a problem about resources to solve the problem of distributive justice.,foreign scholars,such as Sen,Walzer and others think that this idea is too one-sided,and put forward their own new ideas to refute Dworkin's theory.The effectiveness and practicality of Dworkin's theory are impacted by all directions,butwhether this theory is perfect,the theory of resources equality is of certain significance in theory and practice,after all,its brought some enlightenment in West and our country,and play an important role in order to solve the present social contradictions.
Keywords/Search Tags:Equality of Resources, Responsibility, Ambition-sensitive, Endowment-insensitive, Luck
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