Chang Kwun-Hung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-189). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- The approach of this thesis --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Criticisms on Rawls --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- Influences from Marx --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4 --- "Socialism, market, and democracy" --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- Why should we need equality? --- p.18 / Chapter 2. --- Complex Equality and Distributive Justice / Chapter 2.1 --- Social goods and distributive spheres --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2 --- Problems on simple equality --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- Complex equality and reduction of dominance --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4 --- Blocked exchange and free exchanges --- p.37 / Chapter 2.5 --- Natural endowments and desert --- p.40 / Chapter 3. --- Criticisms on Walzer's theory of social goods / Chapter 3.1 --- Loose link between social meanings and distributive principles --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- Moral considerations and principle of utility --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Basic needs and communal provision --- p.56 / Chapter 3.4 --- Unclear boundaries between social goods --- p.60 / Chapter 4. --- Citizenship and shared understandings of social goods / Chapter 4.1 --- Democratic citizenship and political power --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2 --- Decentralized democratic socialism --- p.77 / Chapter 4.3 --- Ruled by citizens or ruled by specialists? --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4 --- Shared understandings of social welfare --- p.81 / Chapter 4.41 --- Medical care / Chapter 4.42 --- Education / Chapter 4.5 --- Art of separation --- p.91 / Chapter 5. --- Interpretation and social criticism / Chapter 5.1 --- Interpretation thesis --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2 --- Social criticism --- p.111 / Chapter 5.3 --- Dworkin-Walzer debate --- p.118 / Chapter 6. --- Problems with Walzer's interpretation thesis / Chapter 6.1 --- The possibility of social criticisms made by another society --- p.132 / Chapter 6.2 --- Refutation of interpretation thesis --- p.139 / Chapter 6.21 --- Georgia Warnke's criticism / Chapter 6.22 --- Joshua Cohen's criticism / Chapter 6.23 --- Raw materials taking part in Walzer's interpretation / Chapter 6.24 --- Joseph Raz's criticism / Chapter 6.25 --- Social practices and underlying ideas / Chapter 6.3 --- Universal application of Walzer's particularism --- p.157 / Chapter 6.4 --- Thick and thin --- p.162 / Chapter 6.5 --- Improving Walzer's theory --- p.171 / CONCLUSION --- p.179 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.184

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