TY - T1 - Hijacking responsibility : Philosophical studies on health distribution SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-951-51-3340-3; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/241213 T3 - A1 - Ahola-Launonen, Johanna A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - In this thesis, I examine the theoretical background of a political trend, namely, the responsibilization of the individual. The trend turns complex societal issues like poverty and sickness into simple questions of individual responsibility. I show that what underlies it is a simplified and misunderstood version of luck egalitarianism, or responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism. The theory incorporates the traditionally anti-egalitarian notions of choice and responsibility into egalitarianism. ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - N1 - PP - ER -