Full Idea
What makes a system egalitarian is the priority it gives to the claims of those whose overall life prospects put them at the bottom.
Gist of Idea
An egalitarian system must give priority to those with the worst prospects in life
Source
Thomas Nagel (Equality [1977], §6)
Book Reference
Nagel,Thomas: 'Mortal Questions' [CUP 1981], p.118