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The Logic of Special Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2020

Paul Green
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Abstract

Linda Krieger's paper in this volume relies on the concepts of “equal” and “special” rights, and I focus my attention upon the bivalent view of equality which justifies the creation of special rights. Krieger argues, I point out, that equality of effect is a fundamentally more just consideration than equality of treatment, and special rights allow disad-vantaged groups to achieve this equality of effect.

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Research Article
Information
Hypatia , Volume 2 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Philosophy and Women Symposium , Winter 1987 , pp. 67 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 by Hypatia, Inc.

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References

Krieger, Linda J. and Cooney, Patricia N. 1983. The Miller‐Wohl controversy: Equal treatment, positive action and the meaning of women's equality. Golden Gate University Law Review 13(3): 513–577.Google Scholar
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