How to solve a distributive conflict
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https://doi.org/10.3989/isegoria.2016.054.12Keywords:
Conflict, Distribution, Proportionality, Normative weightAbstract
When two agents legitimately claim the same good, the conflict may be solved by (a) letting the agent with the weightiest claim earn a right to the whole good. But there is another way to solve the conflict, by (b) letting the agent with the weightiest claim earn only a part of the good –although the largest part–, while letting the agent with the less weighty claim earn at least a part – although the smallest part–. In this article I argue that solution (b) should pro tanto be used for all distributive conflicts. I then show that reasons to use (a) apply in less situations than it may seem.
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