Showing posts with label Harry Frankfurt. Show all posts
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Monday, September 7, 2015

Michael Stephens — Is Economic Inequality Immoral?

Harry Frankfurt, whose formal concept of “bullshit” is indispensable to both professional and everyday life, recently published an article for Bloomberg View arguing that (1) economic (income and wealth) inequality is, in and of itself, morally insignificant and (2) “egalitarianism” (being concerned about economic inequality in and of itself) is harmful. The article is an excerpt from a book he has coming out at the end of the month….
Multiplier Effect
Is Economic Inequality Immoral?
Michael Stephens