Essays on Egalitarian Society

Introduction

Many philosophers have identified various branches of egalitarianism. One such branch is the luck egalitarianism philosophy, which recognizes distinctive interpretations and critiques. Elizabeth Anderson formulates a distinctive branch of egalitarianism that opposes luck egalitarianism, namely the democratic equality philosophy. This essay will first delineate the main points of Anderson’s opposition to luck egalitarianism and democratic equality. After this review, there will be applied an insightful analysis of the presented principles, which will be opposed. For a balanced presentation, there will also be provided a response to the identified objections.

Section 1

Elizabeth Anderson is one of the major critics of ...

In Sally Markowitz's "A Feminist Defense of Abortion," she argues that abortion is an equal right for women, due to the fact that women currently do not have equal status and rights in society as compared to men. In her eyes, women are not given the rights they are entitled to (and which men enjoy), and therefore abortion is justified in order to help even out that imbalance. Markowitz's argument is, for the most part, extremely sound and strong, though there are a few logical fallacies that must be addressed in order to more fully understand her argument.

Markowitz lays ...

- What is macro-level oppression? Provide an example.

Macro level oppression is the oppression and discrimination that arises in the relationship between groups and individuals to systems, structures and social institutions. It also occurs to disadvantaged neighborhoods and poverty-stricken areas (Regoli et al., 2011). A good example of macro level oppression occurs when a student is targeted because of color in a university. There are four levels of macro level of oppression. They include economic, political, representational and structural.

- Some scholars, such as Becker, contend it is the social reaction to a behavior that is more important than behavior itself in ...

Harrison Bergeron is a story written by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut’s story is a warning to the world about the quest of equality, which is spreading all round in many nations with America on the lead. The story shows the reader how the equality issue can have negative impacts on people’s individuality, and the society. The story revolves around the protagonist, Harrison Bergeron who is an archetypical symbol that represents defiance, and individuality. He is used to represent the people who will stand up, and protest against cruel laws imposed by the state on equality, and encourage others to protest ...

What Are Faith Schools?

Faith schools base the educational values on a particular religious teachings or sect. Ordinary school curricula and lessons are incorporated with different faiths and beliefs of the religions in faith schools. These faith schools are governed, wholly or partially, by a mosque, a church, a synagogue, or another faith. It is not that these faith schools are creating people with extreme views such as an Osama Bin Ladens. What they are doing is indoctrinating the young ones’ minds and making them rigid. These young minds get hampered by extremist thoughts that are not just adaptable to today’s modern British society. The ...

The revolution period created change in the American society because people demanded socio-political freedom. Given that the American Revolution in the late eighteenth century marked the American Independence from the British, Americans wanted to enjoy freedom from any form of control (Hunt 139). The elites in the society denounced theocratic rule. For example, John Locke opposed the idea that people should be loyal to the crown because it symbolized a form of divine power or rule. Instead, most elites in the society wanted a democratic government that served the needs of the people and not oppressing them by taking their rights. ...

Cohen and Socialism I: Justice and Personal Behavior

- Who is G. A. Cohen? Gerald Allan (G.A.) "Jerry" Cohen (1941-2009) was raised in a communist family in Montreal, Canada. He later obtained his political philosophy there and then a doctorate in England. As professor at a university in Oxford, England, Cohen held analytic philosophical, Marxist, and egalitarian views. His notable ideas concern egalitarian ethos and strict difference principle. Some of Cohen’s works include a defense of Marxism, egalitarianism, justice, equality, socialism, as well as, other topics on moral and political philosophy. His political philosophical works, or refutations of others’ works, has been widely read, commented, critiqued and praised. Before ...

Introduction

A general notion that transcends through generations connotes that the source of an egalitarian society, in Australia, is in people’s refusal to accept malevolent classifications that tend to showcase some people as being superior to others. Nonetheless, this fight has been fruitful and Australia is an egalitarian society.

Australia the Fiercely Egalitarian Society

Argy (2005) starts by addressing issues that are currently threatening the egalitarian attitude in Australia noting that decreased mobility, rather than unequal income gap is a potential danger to the egalitarian society. Argy (2005) goes ahead to define an egalitarian society as a society that takes care of the poor among them ...