tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763377479629539589.post4421170616801313141..comments2023-10-11T09:41:19.089+02:00Comments on Philosophical Comment: Rawlsian Ageism at Yale: A Highly Ironic Call for PapersChristian Munthehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03373442927438898939noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763377479629539589.post-44867020925422138352012-08-16T13:40:03.212+02:002012-08-16T13:40:03.212+02:00Thank you for this post Christian. This is quite f...Thank you for this post Christian. This is quite funny. Being 34 - I had a break from academic philosophy for few years - and aiming to start my Ph.D. studies next year I don´t know any more if I'm young or very old in the philosophical meaning of the term "age". Gunnar SigvaldasonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314757379561279745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763377479629539589.post-55441452120335862012012-08-15T21:53:00.631+02:002012-08-15T21:53:00.631+02:00Sådana åldersgränser har ju också en indirekt köns...Sådana åldersgränser har ju också en indirekt könsdiskriminerande effekt./GustafAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763377479629539589.post-15770613724131960582012-08-15T17:59:18.902+02:002012-08-15T17:59:18.902+02:00Yes, that's right, but in that case it is inde...Yes, that's right, but in that case it is indeed deliberate, and not in a situation where the rawlsian idea of justification of distributive principles is part of the context. That is, while those prizes may be unjust, they are not counterproductive or, in their own context, self-defeating.Christian Munthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373442927438898939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763377479629539589.post-43461356349032444922012-08-15T17:05:26.848+02:002012-08-15T17:05:26.848+02:00Such blatant "ageism" is not uncommon. R...Such blatant "ageism" is not uncommon. Research prizes with strict biological age limits abound, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_medal" rel="nofollow">Fields Medal</a> being among the most well known. Olle Häggströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965864908005378943noreply@blogger.com