Equality, Responsibility, and Culture: A Comment on Alan Patten’s Equal Recognition

Alan Patten presents his account of minority rights as broadly continuous with Ronald Dworkin’s theory of equality of resources. This paper challenges this claim. I argue that, contra Patten, Dworkin’s theory does not provide a basis to offer accommodations or minority rights, as a matter of justice...

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Main Author: Jonathan Quong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Montréal 2015-06-01
Series:Les Ateliers de l’Ethique
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Online Access:http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1035335ar