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Aristotle noted that "equality" is the plea not of those who are satisfied but of those who seek change, and the word has long been invoked in the name of social reform. It retains its force because arguments for equality put arguments for inequality on the defensive. But why is "equality" laudatory and "inequality" pejorative? In this first book-l



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*Introduction, pg. 9*ONE. DESCRIPTIVE EQUALITY, pg. 11*TWO. MATHEMATICAL EQUALITY, pg. 42*THREE. PRESCRIPTIVE EQUALITY, pg. 59*FOUR. EQUAL TREATMENT, pg. 93*FIVE. SUMMARY, pg. 119*Introduction, pg. 129*SIX. ANTIDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS, pg. 131*SEVEN. PER-CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS, pg. 146*EIGHT. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, pg. 163*Introduction, pg. 181*NINE. THE FORMAL PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY, pg. 185*TEN. THE PRESUMPTION OF EQUALITY, pg. 230*Introduction, pg. 255*ELEVEN. THE PERSUASIVENESS OF EQUALITY, pg. 257*CONCLUSION, pg. 285*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 289*INDEX, pg. 311

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691600079, 978-0691600079
      ISBN10: 0691600074
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Aristotle noted that "equality" is the plea not of those who are satisfied but of those who seek change, and the word has long been invoked in the name of social reform. It retains its force because arguments for equality put arguments for inequality on the defensive. But why is "equality" laudatory and "inequality" pejorative? In this first book-l



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*Introduction, pg. 9*ONE. DESCRIPTIVE EQUALITY, pg. 11*TWO. MATHEMATICAL EQUALITY, pg. 42*THREE. PRESCRIPTIVE EQUALITY, pg. 59*FOUR. EQUAL TREATMENT, pg. 93*FIVE. SUMMARY, pg. 119*Introduction, pg. 129*SIX. ANTIDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS, pg. 131*SEVEN. PER-CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS, pg. 146*EIGHT. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, pg. 163*Introduction, pg. 181*NINE. THE FORMAL PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY, pg. 185*TEN. THE PRESUMPTION OF EQUALITY, pg. 230*Introduction, pg. 255*ELEVEN. THE PERSUASIVENESS OF EQUALITY, pg. 257*CONCLUSION, pg. 285*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 289*INDEX, pg. 311

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