Liberal Arts Faculty Books
Equality: Selected Readings
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Description
Equality: Selected Readings collects the most representative material on the subject of equality, providing critical analyses of the egalitarian principles which underlie contemporary debate on issues such as welfare, civil and human rights, affirmative action, and immigration. The most comprehensive anthology of its kind, this volume includes a broad range of readings, from the classical works of Aristotle, Hobbes, and Rousseau to contemporary selections by John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, R.M. Hare, Harry Frankfurt, Wallace Matson, Robert Nozick, Michael Walzer, and others. Several important topics are covered in depth, including the concept of equality; equal opportunity; welfare egalitarianism; resource egalitarianism; complex equality; and equal human worth and human rights. A comprehensive introduction and bibliography are also included. Ideal for courses in political philosophy, this unique work covers all sides of the crucial debate over equality and strives to expand readers' understanding of the issues at stake in order to help them arrive at informed judgments.
ISBN
9780195102505
Publication Date
1996
Relational Format
book
Department
Philosophy and Religion
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Disciplines
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Pojman, Louis P. and Westmoreland, Robert, "Equality: Selected Readings" (1996). Liberal Arts Faculty Books. 88.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/libarts_book/88