‘fons spetely on women’ oppreasion, to try to understand as well
{he scl pit ther epee grou,
‘ea vehit, heteosxsl,midleae, able-badled, nto woman, t
cannot cai tospe or nial movements of Blacks, Latinos, American
Indians. poor peopl, less, ol peopl, othe disabled. Bat he pl
tal comatient co socal ustice which motivate ay phileioghil ef
thon tel me that Tal cannot speak witha them, Th while ype
‘onal pasion begins with omininm, and I releton the experience td
eas ofthe pene environmental, and antintrvetion movement In
‘sich have prtspte, the psions I develop tn this Dok emerge
from eucion on the epertnce and Wes of movements o ther op
‘resed groope nsf av I can onderstand tht experience By rein
fn hy talking with pope a then. Thur wl Ido ot cam here
"ab forall resonable pose, Ido tt speak om lip postions
Atel onthe bat ofthe experienc of several contemporary ancl mes
Pilosphers ahve the parity ofthe audience to which thei
arguments are addremed, i scems tome, often eve les than the ae
fede the pariclarity ofthe voice of thelr wring Ta this book
‘wake some asimptions that perhaps not ll esonable persons share
that baie equality fe station forall persons isa moral val that
‘here are dp injustices nou sat that ane rca ony by ase
tastotinal changes thatthe groupe Ihave named are oppressed, tht
structures of domination wrongly pervade or soit. Cet ay
fetellectuals and poeymakers today are symputetic enough with these
sumptions to want to patcpte In diseson of some of herp
tons for concelving and imagining sca jstie, For those who do at
‘hare one oF more of thee sumptions, Thpe the sales and sr
‘ments inthis ook wil nevertclen stimulate sil poll dale,
HAPTER 1
Displacing the Distributive Paradigm
Irwin goera a mite make fs sot sed
ltratn a ot the pina stress
‘qumne oth drt of he anos option
hemes. The ater dein, hwo te
‘hen a ton el,
“Tyovsavos abuse converge onthe cy, and tes ofthosands of people
fdvere colar, ages, eeapains ad if ses swarm onto the mal,
Sound the Washington Monument wnt the march begins AC miday
eople move int the sets, chanting, singing waving wd papier
Ich misses or egies of government oa. Many carry sons or
Tnnners on which pl bn imcribd: "Peace Jobs and Juste
Tas vene ba accared sung tines in Washington, D.C ithe at
decide und tany tw ines in ther U.S, etn, Wat dos "Jt
‘et sagan? Ines contest an many ater pola contents
today, sage that scl jstice means the elimination of stitational
{aed dnnation and oppresinn. Any aspet of socal gation and
practice relevant tn emtnation and oppression in pape sujet
‘rahi by Hed of fet,
‘Contemporary plop theres of jute, however, donot con-
ceive jntice so broadly seu philosophical theories of rte tend
esti the ieaning wc ui tothe moral prope ditto of
Tenchi and burdens among solety’s members. In the chapte I define
acdatee thi distri paraipn. While dntbtive ses are cuca
{o'attnctory cmerption jn, ia stake vee sot ur
{eto distin
ind to probes with the dstsbutve paradigm. Fst, tends 2»
Scot hiking about scl tion the allan material ood ch
{8 things, resores, income, and wealth ran the dtibutin of socal
ostons especially jobs. Ths fc tent noe thesia trace
{nd instal context tat often elp determine dstabutve patterns
Ofparticularimprtane to the analyse hat allow ae ses of dats
mang power and procedures, divionoflbor, and elle15 + Chapter
(One might agree that defining justice in terms of astsbution tends to
‘as thinking about justice toward ues concerning wealth, ino, an
‘ther materiel god, and Ut ter tess such sdocsimmaking power
fr the structure ofthe division oflabor ae a mporta, tl yet re that
‘istnbution nce wot etic to tera gods and resources. Theo
‘it requently consider ves ofthe dsibuton f such nonmaeral
rods st power. opportunity. or slfzespect. But this widening of the
Scept of ditibetion exhib the wcond problem ith the ditbtve
Paradigm. When metpborcaly extended to nonmateral sail goods,
the concept of distrbution represents thes though they wer sa
thing instead of finetion of scl retions and proces,
Th ertceing dstribtvely ented theres I wish wether to eect
Astebaton a enimportan orto afer new postive theory ta replace
the dstabative theories I ws rather to dolce talk of ste tat fe
tds persons as primary possessor and consumer: of sd a wider
‘content that alo lcides ston, deco aout atc and provision of
the means to develop and exercise capac, The concept of socal tice
includes all pet finatational rls apd eatons isola a they are
sibjet to potent cllective decision The concepts of domination ad
‘ppresion. rather than the conept of distribution, should be the staring
aint for a conception of soil justice
“Tur Danner Pao
A distributive paradigm runs through contemporary discourse aboot ja
tie, spanning diverse Keolge!pstions. By “paraig” f mean a con
Burton of elements and peters wich define an nin” metaphy!
‘al prempyestie, unquestioned trmincogy, chencterntc quowioay,
lines of remning, speci theories and ther typical scope aod mode of
plato. The dstbutve preg defies oc tie athe moray
[Proper dstibution of sol bene sand burdens anon society's om
bees: Paraount among these are wealth, income, and oer mei re
sources: The dstbative deiniion of fstie fer Ince, however
‘onmateril soil goods such as right portant, power, and sll
‘espect. What mas the distrbutive paradigm i a endeacy to cmeene
‘oct jstic and distribution ar cestensve concept,
“Areview of hw some major theorist deine jute makes apparent the
prevalence of ths coneptalidentetion of justice wth dstbuton
Naw dfines "conception af sti at providing in heft stance 2
standard whereby the distabatve aspects ofthe bas srt of ecety
tretobe asst” (Ral, 11.) W.C. Runciman defines the rob
lem offustice us “the problem af arvog ata tical eterion by eer
‘enceto which the dation fact nds in soceties may be ated”
“he Distt Pain = 17
(®unciman, 1975, p_ 7) Bruce Ackerman (1980, p. 25) defoes the prob-
Sem oft italy eo determining intl etlements of earce
revouee, manna, hich convertible nt any soa gpa
Willi Calton makes more explict han most tear he lage of
datbtive understanding oust. Juste, he as oles an ease
‘le of possessive elation. In posesve relation the india de
tinct fim the abject ponsensd. Justice, he ae, may be defined a gt.
{al posession (Calton, 1980p. 5). In och posesrive model the mare
tithe posesing subject priae to and independent of the goods pox
‘essed the welfunderes ands unchanged by atematve dstabtions
nde, 182), Jotie concerns the proper patter of the allocation af en
tice among each sntecedent existing. Oras Glson pats
Jost
‘he apron aninment fete to indore econ
vet oh te elton tensor ete oe sind under
‘Seaton and the elm btwn the ets and pole made
SStgumeet. The dma ewes may ade ec, aie, pions
Shin sto, een hana eg (Calon, 18D p11)
“The datbutivepradigm of justice so enmarespilosphicl hiking
thateven erties of the dominant Hera amewort cote fo formulate
the fous of tice ie exclusively dstabuive terms. David Miler, fo
‘ample chins tat Eber conceptions ose tend to rect the pe
Siig sch relalions, and args for more cealtaran conception of
ce than traditional thares propose Yet he lo defines the sojeet,
Iter of justice athe manner in which eset and burdens ae i=
tnbited among perwns here such qualties and eltioships en be
investigated (ier, 1575, p19) Even exp tocaliae or Marxist
‘Gacuatnn of sie often fal under the Stbutve paradigm. In their
‘eustnofastice under sacle, for example, Fward Nelland Ono
‘O'Nnl (1980) sssumne tat the primary diference banween socal Js
fee and eatalit berate nthe principles of distribution. Sim
ly, Kat Niele 179, 1985, chp. 3) elaborates sols pencpes ofa
radial egataran janice which have a primary dstiutanal fr.
Michael Walzer (185) teresting ambitious in relation to the di
trative pra. Wale asserts that phlowphert erties of the
Justice of sci sytem usally amount tems that damiant good
SBould be more widely dtibsted, that hat monopoly i njust Ts
tore appropriate, he sas, to erie the strate of dominance ise
rather than merely the ditbution the denant god. Havingoe sor
social guoduy, money —sbould not give one automate cess 10
‘ther soll gods ifthe dominance of ome gs over aces to other
‘ios is bakes thea the manopalyafsome group over a pti‘nay ot be unjust ee Walt, 1983, pp. 10-13) Wale’ anal ene
Ins esonances with a concer ofa primary onthe soci strctres
tnd procees that prdae dributons rather hon onthe dirt
Atthe mime tine, however, Wale repeatedly and unabaguousy nes
the language of dtrbuton o dss oil justice in sometimes reihing
fl strange ways In shaper om the fly, for example, he apes of
the st dtibton of ove and acti
‘Most theorists tke it ase, then, that ontce abou distbutons.
The paradigm assumes usin te or all ales af stil sit
tone in which justice ft ese are algo to the station of persons
Aiding tok of ga and comparing the sz of the portions individ
lk have Sacha model ply asumes hati or ther agents
iar modes, ports inthe sci Bel, song wh anger or sles bu
ls of sot gods ae asigoed, The insular extras related
the ge they pone, ard tht only lation tome anther hut maters
From the pot of view af he paradig compare ofthe aunt of
sods they posers. The divtrbutive paradigm thas mpily somes 3
{Real alo, asmch ther patra lain Sg eros a
Soctty relevant considerations of justice
“The distbative paradigm alo pattern oriented. Wt alates fsice
scoring to the endstate pattem esis and wd tha penn the
‘cil eld” Evaluation of socal jstce involves comparing alternative
fore and determining which the mot jst. Sch spaterariented
oncepuahation mpl assumes asta conception osc)
‘find two problems with hie distributive paradigm, which I elaborate
fa the nex to sections. ist itn to lnore, athe tne tne hat i
tdien presupposes, the situa contest hat determines mater di
tebatone. Second, when extend to mammal gaa and reser,
the age of dation nitepresente them
“Tue Disnuncrn: Patniow Pescrroses sn ONCEAES
Issneenona. Comme
Mos theorising about scl justice oases onthe dstriuton of materia
rescues, cone, or postons of reward and prestige. Contenpsry