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Difference Principle

The "Difference Principle" is a principle of distributive justice within political philosophy that belongs to the genus of principles regulating social and economic inequalities, specifically distinguished by permitting such inequalities only if they maximize the benefits to the least advantaged members of society.

92

Publications

5.9K

Citations

119

Authors

67

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Parents

Publications

92

1–5 of 92

Authors

119

  1. HG
    Han-Ying Guo

    Institute of Theoretical Physics, China

    3 publications · 62 citations

    3

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  2. JW
    Jeremy Waldron

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 309 citations

    2

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  3. YL
    Yuqi Li

    Ningbo University, China

    2 publications · 46 citations

    2

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  4. AL
    Andrew Lister

    Queen's University, Canada

    2 publications · 51 citations

    2

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  5. SF
    Samuel Freeman

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 396 citations

    2

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Institutions

67

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    277 citations

  2. Institute of Theoretical Physics

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    186 citations

  3. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    155 citations

  4. Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  5. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  6. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    643 citations

  7. Capital Normal University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  8. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Politics Philosophy & Economics

    PPE · 5 publications · 249 citations

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  2. The Journal of Philosophy

    4 publications · 142 citations

    4

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  3. Canadian Journal of Philosophy

    CJP · 4 publications · 347 citations

    4

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  4. Social Philosophy and Policy

    4 publications · 433 citations

    4

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  5. Communications in Theoretical Physics

    CTP · 3 publications · 62 citations

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