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1 Scanlon On Social and Material Inequality Jonathan Wolff Dept of Philosophy UCL 1. Background and influence There is no doubt that Tim Scanlon has been an extremely influential figure in the recent deelopment of egalitarian theory! "is #or$ has been cited in many of the leading contributions% and it is also clear that he has had an influence through discussions and communication #ith many of the most influential egalitarian theorists! &et ' thin$ it is fair to say that #hen sureying the current debate% Scanlon(s  position is not easy to identify! Whereas others hae a ie# #ith a distinctie descriptie name Scanlon(s contribution has not )yet* been of this type! This% '(m sure% reflects an admirable preference for truth oer brand recognition% but it #ill be #orth#hile to see #hat can be constructed from some of his #ritings! 2. Equality and ‘Prefere nce and Urgency’ Scanlon(s first ma+or contribution to the debate #as his 1,-. paper /Preference and Urgency(% published in the Journal of Philosophy as a paper presented in an 0P0 symposium on euality% #ith replies at the conference% but as far as ' $no# unpublished% from 2ilton 3is$ and 4erar ld 2cCullum )Scanlon% 1,-.*! Scanlon(s seminal contribution #as to point out the distinction bet#een sub+ectie theories of #ell5being% such as hedonistic or preference satisfaction theories% that assess an indiidual(s #ell5being from the point of ie# of the person under consideration% and ob+ectie theories #hich proide accounts of #ell5being that are independent )to some degree* of the person(s tastes and preferences! 3urthermore Scanlon suggests that in recogni6ing claims and ma$ing decisions about the use of social resources #e tend to use ob+ectie accounts! The main argument for this is  based on the famous example of a religious person #ho #o uld prefer to build a monument to his god rather than eat% yet Scanlon plausibly claims that as a society #e are much more li$ely to feel the #eight of the urgent need for food% rather than for

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