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The belief in equality as the basis of a just society is fundamental to the dominant western, liberal viewpoint. Yet, the standard individualist justification for it is weak and contradictory. This book provides a radically new communitarian account of the value of equality and establishes it's proper limits.
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“Charvet sets out to provide us with not only a detailed account of basic equality and where it originates, but also to present us with a new and unique account of how basic equality and egalitarian political ethics, that is the equal distribution of equal rights and duties amongst free citizens, go together. … Charvet’s book is an intriguing read for all those interested in questions of basic equality … .” (Fabian Schuppert, Res Publica, Vol. 22, 2016)
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John Charvet is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at London School of Economics, UK, where he taught political philosophy and its history for many years. He is the author of several books, including A Critique of Freedom and Equality and The Social Problem in the Philosophy of Rousseau. His most recent book, written with Dr Kaczynska-Nay, is The Liberal Project and Human Rights (2008).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Nature and Limits of Human Equality
Authors: John Charvet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137329165
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-32915-8Published: 08 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46051-9Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-32916-5Published: 08 August 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 188
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Science, Social Sciences, general, Political History