Equality: Selected Readings - Hardcover

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9780195102499: Equality: Selected Readings

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195102495 ISBN 13: 9780195102499

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Louis Pojman and Robert Westmoreland have compiled the most representative material on the subject of equality in order to provide a philosophical background to the egalitarian principles which underlie contemporary political debate on issues like welfare, civil and human rights, affirmative action, and immigration. The selections range from classical works by Aristotle, Hobbes and Rousseau to contemporary works by John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, Michael Walzer, Harry Frankfurt, Bernard Williams and Robert Nozick. A number of important topics, such as the concept of equality, equal opportunity, welfare egalitarianism, resources, equal human rights and complex equality, are explored in depth. The anthology includes a comprehensive introduction and bibliography.

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About the Author:

Louis P. Pojman is at U.S. Military Academy. Robert Westmoreland is at University of Mississippi.

Review:

"Excellent and comprehensive selection of major writings on equality. Will be valuable for any course in social or political philosophy." --Manuel Davenport, Texas A and M University

"A broad, comprehensive selection of readings; addresses significantly the major issues of equality in contemporary political discussions....Well-suited to an upper-level undergraduate class in political philosophy or a graduate course (particularly one that addresses contemporary
moral/political issues)." --Carl Miller, University of Georgia

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