Dimensions of Equality

1 November 2001

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Utilitas

Vol. 13 (3) , 263-288
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0953820800003186

Abstract

The egalitarian values of equality and priority are standardly given maximal scope in that they are applied to the overall condition of peoples' lives and to temporally complete lifetimes. They are also standardly restricted to interpersonal choices. This paper argues that egalitarian values can also reasonably be applied to particular dimensions of lives, to people at particular times, and to choices made about one person's life. It contends that these special applications of egalitarianism are easier to defend in the case of priority than in the case of equality.

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