Egalitarianism

A brief presentation about Egalitarianism following with Ethics.

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•Egalitarianismisaphilosophicaltheorythatrestsonthe
claimthathumanbeingshavesomesortoffundamental
worthandhenceshouldallbetreatedasequal.
•Anideology,principleordoctrinereferringtoequalrights,
benefitsandopportunitiesorequaltreatmentforallcitizens
ofasociety.
•Apoliticaldoctrine.Hold:political,economic,social,and
civilrights.

4. Background History of Egalitarianism
▪Stoics who presented the first egalitarian framework.
▪The anti-egalitarian current of the Middle Ages struggled to
embedded Judaism and New Testament Christianity.
▪“The equality of all souls before God”constitutes.
▪Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques
Rousseau –legitimate government authority is derived
from the voluntary contract of natural equals.
▪In Modern times natural or moral equality is given;
only inequality needs justification.
All humans are equal
Law of nature is
ordered
Capacity for virtue
derived

5. The Nature and Meaning of Egalitarianism
The cause of justice in the human
society is served if and only if
certain goods are provided in equal
or nearly equal measure to all.
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welfare income resources
wealth opportunity
Definitions of the Concept:
•Gordon
•Landesman, 1983
•Narveson, 2002
•Arneson, 2013
•Hirose, 2014

6. Egalitarianism and the Intentionality of
Equality
▪Equality simply presumes universality or impartiality.
▪To follow Aristotle’s dictum, every likes must be
treated alike.
▪The principles of universality and impartiality.
▪Equal consideration presumes moral equality.
▪Four categories of difference that motivate social
inequalities:
Natural
endowment
Social
endowment
Brute bad
luck
Predictable
bad luck

7. Conclusion
Egalitarianismprojectsanideal.Itsobjectiveistomakethe
humansocietyasbetterandjustasitcanbe.Andits
startingpointisthebeliefthatallhumanbeingsare
naturallyequal.Thisimpliesessentiallythatitisthefactof
inequalitythatrequiresjustification.Foregalitarians,
humansshouldbetreatedequally
unlessthereisajustifiedreasonfortreatingthem
unequally.
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