Organized around such themes as equality before the law, equality of opportunity, and equality of result, the selections included in this anthology range from Plato to the present, treating a topic of fundamental importance to political theory. North American rights only.
Organized around such themes as equality before the law, equality of opportunity, and equality of result, the selections included in this anthology range from Plato to the present, treating a topic of fundamental importance to political theory.
Contents:
Plato, "Democracy and Equality," from Republic
Aristotle, "Proportional Equality," from Politics
Levellers, "An Agreement of the People"
Hobbes, "Equality in Nature and Society," from Leviathan
Rousseau, “The Genesis of Inequality,” from Discourse on the Origin & Foundation of Inequality Among Men
Rousseau, “Sophy,” from Emile, or Education
Burke, “Equality in Representation?” from Reflections on the Revolution in France
Tocqueville, “Equality, Democracy and Liberty,” from Democracy in America
Marx, “Human Equality”, from Critique of the Gotha Programme
R. H. Tawney, “Equality in Historical Perspective,” from Equality
F. A. von Hayek, “Equality, Value, and Merit,” from The Constitution of Liberty
John Rawls, “Justice and Equality,” from A Theory of Justice
Robert Nozick, “Equality versus Entitlement,” from Anarchy, State and Utopia
Amartya Sen, “Equality of What?”
Ronald Dworkin, “Equality of Resources”
Michael Walzer, “Complex Equality,” from Spheres of Justice
Will Kymlicka, “Justice and Minority Rights,” from Multicultural Citizenship
Iris Marion Young, “Displacing the Distributive Paradigm,” from Justice and the Politics of Difference
Further Readings
About the Author:
David Johnston is the Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization, Columbia University.