Full Idea
If we want equality so much, we find that it is often because they think of equality as a prerequisite for a certain kind of flourishing life.
Gist of Idea
Most people want equality because they want a flourishing life
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 1 'Happiness')
A Reaction
Most writers seem to agree that we don't want equality for its own sake. In what respects do we want to be equal? Why not equal in hair colour? Hence it looks as if equality drops out. I would aim to derive it from the social virtue of respect.
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.23