Jean Jacques Rousseau Moral Inequality

Social inequality refers to the ways in which socially defined categories of persons. Unequal society has a big impact on individuals. There are different ways in how you can discriminate against someone this includes stereotyping. Stereotyping is were an individual is labelled as a certain person, or put into a certain group. For example a group of teenagers on the streets wearing hoodies, people would presume they were out to cause trouble.

This is important because inequality causes unrest and brings about interminable turmoil which can eventually lead to a collapse of a regime or a state. If every human being is given equal opportunities then the outcome after those opportunities were presented, whether it was success of failure, fully rests upon the individual’s shoulders. In case of failure, the government or any other individual would not be held accountable.

inequality, in the sense that not all people are equal and they should not be equal.

Inequality is defined as ‘‘The unequal distribution of valued social resources within society or between societies’ (Blakeley & Staples, (2014 ) p13, 25). Thus it is the

In early societies, the surplus of goods and resources was rather limited compared to today. This limitation of goods is what kept the societies from being influenced by inequality. In the United States today, goods and resources are not necessarily limited. In today’s world, goods are being manufactured that are not necessarily essential for survival. This allows for certain individuals to gain resources and power, while others get nothing, thus creating the issue of inequality.

Inequality has been a long standing issue in societies. Though many constitutions and laws are constructed from the belief that all men are created equal, the widely accepted declaration has been proven false numerous times by the arise of social injustices plaguing societies around. With issues such as racism, sexism, ableism, classism, ageism, and religious oppression constantly being the topic of conversation it is almost impossible for one to believe that indeed everyone is equal. In actuality the belief that everyone is created equal is a flawed mentality because equality is defined is where everyone is the same despite the differences such as sex and race that makes them different. Humans as mammals were not made to be nor look the same

One can easily argue that it is unjust for a human to buy their intelligence, agility, or genetic health, while letting those with little money decline in their ability to compete for jobs, thrive genetically, and suffer a far lower quality of life. The implication being more than just the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer, but also that the rich become better human beings while the poor become inferior. This sets the daunting precedent of a cast-like system based on something quantifiable such as genetic strength. When something like a blood test or medical history becomes enough to define all of one's capabilities, and the desirable qualities of each can be paid for, equal opportunity is

As stated in the book, inequality is the unequal distribution of valued goods and opportunity. Basically the wealthy people remain rich and the poor, poor. The inequality in America is less evident to some people

A gap in income leads to many socio- economic differences that are clearly visible all around us. Those who are financially well off enjoying a multitude of privileges that the underprivileged do not enjoy. Among some of the privileges are a better standard of living, better healthcare, better education as well as power and prestige. It is then obvious, why most people long to be in the higher income group. The established belief is that anyone with merit can climb the social ladder to a better standard of living. But the question we must ask is: is that possible for everyone? Is the ideology of equal opportunity for all, entirely true? The point is that lower

Inequality may have improved since the time of Rousseau. Minorities still don't have all the rights they have been promised, in the constitution and bill of rights. People, visiting other countries, are being kidnapped then forced into slavery. The fight over power, oil, freedom, and other similar things show the split between natural state and civil pact. In America Women and people of color don’t get the same treatment as whites, mostly men, which goes against our constitution. The riots and protest for inequality and injustice have seemed to be on the rise. The riot in Egypt a few years ago and some protests in the US have been for

"The intuitive idea is that since everyone's well-being depends upon a scheme of cooperation without which no one could have a satisfactory life, the division of advantages should be such as to draw forth the willing cooperation of everyone taking part in it, including those less well

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

Inequality is ubiquity in our world, most people are looking at the downside or the surface of this phenomenon. In fact, that inequality is the drive of historical and social progress.

As mentioned before both Nietzsche and Rousseau expresses that the inequality that is forced upon some people has allowed for the poor to be taken advantage of. In the lecture of Discourse Concerning inequality” Professor Leitch expresses the way in which certain groups are oppressed in a state of nature and equality. Leitch refers to the way in which people who are all equal at one point will gain an advantage among the others when they specialize in a manufacturing of goods. As more farmers or blacksmiths create a surplus of their product they are now in a position to sell and profit off what they need and exchange what they have for what they need. In doing so this will give those an advantage in their production further creating an inequality that goes against the state of nature. Along with seeing the inequality on which slaves and masters have they acknowledge the weakness of a human being and how depended one another is. In Rousseau, he mentions that people with both parents tend to live a longer and healthier life than those with one incentivizing people to staying together if they mate, Nietzsche believes that humans have an animal instinct where

Society holds many structures that mould human performance and produce opportunities for some, but inequalities for others (Morrall, 2009). These structures in society are organized by the hierarchies of class, ethnicity and gender (Crossman, 2016). Due to having a society based on hierarchies, social inequalities are inevitable. Social inequality refers to the ways in which a group or individual of a certain social position may receive unequal opportunities or distribution of ‘goods’ such as education, income, living conditions and healthcare (Walker, 2009). These unequal opportunities may be given to someone because of their ethnicity, gender, income, religion or social class (Walker, 2009). For example, people in a high social class will be able to pay for their children to go to a good private school for a good education, whereas lower-class or working class people will struggle to afford the same education.