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Single Idea 3274
[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
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Full Idea
The communitarian defence of equality says it is good for society as a whole, whereas the individualistic defence defends equality as a correct distributive principle.
Gist of Idea
Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights
Source
Thomas Nagel (Equality [1977], §2)
Book Ref
Nagel,Thomas: 'Mortal Questions' [CUP 1981], p.108
The
16 ideas
with the same theme
[equality of involvement in running society]:
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22550
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It is dreadful to neither give a share nor receive a share
[Aristotle]
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22568
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Faction is for inferiors to be equal, and equals to become superior
[Aristotle]
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22569
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The Heraeans replaced election with lot, to thwart campaigning
[Aristotle]
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19990
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Democracy is corrupted by lack of equality, or by extreme equality (between rulers and ruled)
[Montesquieu]
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19857
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All citizens are eligible for roles in the state, purely on the basis of merit
[Mirabeau/committee]
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22671
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Equality can only be established by equal rights for all (or no rights for anyone)
[Tocqueville]
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4491
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In modern society virtue is 'equal rights', but only because everyone is zero, so it is a sum of zeroes
[Nietzsche]
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20940
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Perfect political equality requires economic equality
[Gramsci]
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23416
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Political involvement is needed, to challenge existing practices
[Habermas, by Kymlicka]
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6478
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Democracy is opposed to equality, if the poor are not a majority
[Nagel]
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3273
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Equality nowadays is seen as political, social, legal and economic
[Nagel]
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3274
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Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights
[Nagel]
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20592
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Complex equality restricts equalities from spilling over, like money influencing politics and law
[Walzer, by Tuckness/Wolf]
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18633
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Equal opportunities seems fair, because your fate is from your choices, not your circumstances
[Kymlicka]
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18634
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Equal opportunity arbitrarily worries about social circumstances, but ignores talents
[Kymlicka]
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20503
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Political equality is not much use without social equality
[Wolff,J]
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