The Nature and Limits of Human Equality
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | John Charvet | ISBN: | 9781137329165 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 8, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Charvet |
| ISBN: | 9781137329165 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 8, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The belief in equality as the basis of a just society is fundamental to the dominant western, liberal viewpoint. Yet, the standard individualist justification for it is weak and contradictory. This book provides a radically new communitarian account of the value of equality and establishes it's proper limits.
The belief in equality as the basis of a just society is fundamental to the dominant western, liberal viewpoint. Yet, the standard individualist justification for it is weak and contradictory. This book provides a radically new communitarian account of the value of equality and establishes it's proper limits.
