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What is equality and is it a genuine political ideal? The contributors address this question in a variety of different ways, and in the course of doing so they contrast a number of different notions of equality, and distinguish equality from the related idea of giving priority to the worst off.

Table of Contents
1. Equality and Priority: Derek Parfit (All Souls College, Oxford).

2. Equality and Justice: David Miller (Nuffield College, Oxford).

3. The Social Basis of Equality: Richard Norman (University of Kent).

4. Equality of Opportunity: Janet Radcliffe Richards (The Open University).

5. Egalitarianism; Partial, Counterproductive, and Baseless: Jan Narveson (University of Waterloo).

6. Choice and Circumstance: Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester).

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/04/1998
      ISBN13: 9780631207146, 978-0631207146
      ISBN10: 0631207147
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What is equality and is it a genuine political ideal? The contributors address this question in a variety of different ways, and in the course of doing so they contrast a number of different notions of equality, and distinguish equality from the related idea of giving priority to the worst off.

      Table of Contents
      1. Equality and Priority: Derek Parfit (All Souls College, Oxford).

      2. Equality and Justice: David Miller (Nuffield College, Oxford).

      3. The Social Basis of Equality: Richard Norman (University of Kent).

      4. Equality of Opportunity: Janet Radcliffe Richards (The Open University).

      5. Egalitarianism; Partial, Counterproductive, and Baseless: Jan Narveson (University of Waterloo).

      6. Choice and Circumstance: Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester).

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