How ought political philosophers to deal with cases where justice needs to be balanced against other values? For instance, how should they fix the rate at which justice can be compromised for the sake of efficiency? In this paper we take on G.A. Cohen's treatment of this problem, usually defined as the problem of trade-off values, comparing and contrasting his position with other philosophical solutions to trade-offs, such as monism or J. Rawls's constructivism. We argue that Cohen's political view falls short in providing a principled way to handle trade-offs. © 2013 The Editorial Board, Philosophical Papers.
On justice and other values: G.A. Cohen's political philosophy and the problem of trade-offs
ZUOLO, FEDERICO
2013-01-01
Abstract
How ought political philosophers to deal with cases where justice needs to be balanced against other values? For instance, how should they fix the rate at which justice can be compromised for the sake of efficiency? In this paper we take on G.A. Cohen's treatment of this problem, usually defined as the problem of trade-off values, comparing and contrasting his position with other philosophical solutions to trade-offs, such as monism or J. Rawls's constructivism. We argue that Cohen's political view falls short in providing a principled way to handle trade-offs. © 2013 The Editorial Board, Philosophical Papers.
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