Distributive Justice and Evolution. Towards a Science of Equality

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  • Paula Casal Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.4047

Keywords:

debunking explanations, freedom, equality, fraternity, property

Abstract

The paper offers reasons why distributive justice scholars should be interested in evolutionary science: it can help us understand, for example, the genetic and subsistence factors influencing our judgements about fair distributions, where our sense of property may come from, why freedom matters to certain creatures, and why we have fraternal and egalitarian sentiments and unequal societies.

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Author Biography

Paula Casal, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

Professor at the Department of Law. Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).

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Published

2015-04-16

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Casal, P. (2015). Distributive Justice and Evolution. Towards a Science of Equality. Metode Science Studies Journal, (5), 18–25. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.4047
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