These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving the social and economic position of disadvantaged groups. If the situation of women and minorities improves so that their opportunities are…
Equality is the endangered species of political ideals. Even left-of-centre politicians reject equality as an ideal. In this text, Ronald Dworkin insists, to the contrary, that equality is the indispensable virtue of democratic sovereignty.
1. Equality of welfare 2. Equlity of resources 3. The place of liberty 6. Equality and the good life 7. Equality and capability 8. Justice and the high cost of health 9. Justice, insurance, and luck 10. Free speech, politics, and the dimenaions of democracy 11. Affirmati…
Equality is the endangered species of political ideals. Even left-of-centre politicians reject equality as an ideal. In this text, Ronald Dworkin insists, to the contrary, that equality is the indispensable virtue of democratic sovereignty.
