Egalitarianism is a trend of thought in political philosophy. An egalitarian favors equality of some sort: People should get the same, or be treated the same, or be treated as equals, in some respect. Egalitarian doctrines tend to express the idea that all human persons are equal in fundamental worth or moral status.
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(a) Crude egalitarianism, given which it is bad or unjust if some people are worse off than others. (b) Crude sufficientarianism, given which it is bad or unjust if some people do not have enough of whatever is the relevant currency of distributive justice (Frankfurt 1988, 134–158;
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Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal , meaning "equal") has two distinct definitions in modern English. It is defined either as a political doctrine that holds that all people should b...
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Philosophy 955 Egalitarianism ... Readings: Elizabeth Anderson, "What Is the Point of Equality?" Ethics 109 (1999): 287-337. Samuel Scheffler, "What Is Egalitarianism?" Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter, 2003), pp. 5-39. Richard Arneson, "Luck Egalitarianism and Prioritarianism." Ethics 110 (2000):
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Egalitarianism is a moral principle. It is the belief that all people should be equal. This does not amount to an ethical system, though. It has no standard of value. It is the belief that value should be split evenly, but it says nothing about what those values are. ... The 5 Branches of Philosophy;
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Liberal egalitarianism traces its roots to the Enlightenment (e.g. Kant and J.S. Mill). Thus, it shares its heritage with contemporary classical liberalism and libertarianism. In contemporary American philosophy, liberal egalitarianism includes figures like John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin.
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Egalitarianism; Something I read by Ronald Dworkin made for an interesting thought. Let's say a society operates on the principle of "to each according to his need, from each according to his ability."; And let's say that some people are ... Burnt by the Sun ( burntbythesun02) wrote in philosophy, @ 2006-04-13 00:38:00...
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