Egalitarianism

Daisy Duong Professor Quong PHIL 174 23 September 2017 Rawls’ Difference Principle and its Compatibility with Democratic Equality Introduction With a limited availability of wealth and resources, all societies are posed with a common dilemma: how ought these goods be distributed among members of the community in a way that is just? In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls, an influential political philosopher of the 20th century, attempts to provide a solution to this dilemma by presenting a hypothetical

Throughout history to present day, Australian culture has become the product of a distinct blend of established traditions and new influences. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the country’s original inhabitants, created the foundation for the land’s cultural traditions over 40,000 years ago. In addition, the rest of Australia’s people are migrants or descendants of migrants from various other countries who transported their own customs, beliefs, and value systems to the land.

escapes from prison and goes on national television station to declare himself emperor, only later to be killed by the handicap general Diane Moon. In “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut satirizes the movement toward egalitarianism and the effect of television on people. Egalitarianism can be absurd and detrimental to American society. In the story, heavy weights are put on strong people, and grotesque masks

The first article that will be analyzed will be Equality and polyamory: why early humans weren’t The Flintstones. This particular article from The Guardian, describes a study that was released from the University College London. The study delved into the topic of male and female equality in prehistoric times, and questioned the belief that humans have always existed in nuclear families. Because of this, the study also challenges our understanding of human history. Mark Dyble, the study’s lead author

A short story about a dystopian future in which everyone is equal and a short story about a Nigerian family reclaiming their history, on the surface, seem unalike, but Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Burgeron” and Chimanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Headstrong Historian” bear a strong resemblance when further examined. “Harrison Burgeron” and “The Headstrong Historian”, while seemingly different stories, share many similar themes and ideas. While “Harrison Bergeron” mainly considers people’s concept of equality

Prehistorically, we find that humans were hunters and gatherers. They would hunt animals for the meat and they would gather fruits and vegetables that were grown naturally for their food. After some time, people discovered that they could do agriculture instead and doing that greatly increased the amount of food that people could grow and store. Agriculture changed everything with regards to how the human society was built. This was because when the people would forage, there was no way for them

Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by William Golding, telling the tale of a group of young boys and how their attempt to recreate civilization on a deserted island eventually leads to savagery and primitivity. In the beginning of the novel, the boys discover a conch shell, and use it as a way to promote democracy by letting whoever hold it speak uninterrupted. The elected leader of the boys also encourages the rest to build a signal fire in hopes of getting rescued. Near the climax of the

when we feel someone is a high achiever we show or feel contempt towards them, which is commonly referred to as the 'tall poppy syndrome '. This idea is excluding wealthy or successful people in Australian society. Australian 's strong belief of egalitarianism and anti-authoritarianism are foregrounded with relationships to the discourse of class in society. Australia 's environment is focused in the text and reinforces the

The literature on equality dated back long ago and was more of a statistical issue prior to Rawls’ philosophical contribution. The Rawlsian philosophy was based on providing justice beyond maximizing the civil liberties. His idea – ‘difference principle’ -was to make people equal by having a set of institutions that allocate the worst off individuals the maximum level of ‘primary goods’. He viewed, in this regard, primary goods as the goods necessary for the success of any life plan and hence ensuring

Gender, sex, and the challenge of feminism As with considerations of race, feminism raises issues for political philosophy not only deserve several book-length treatments (rather than the chapter section it will get here), but also arguably should infuse all aspects of political thought. Feminists have plausibly claimed that considerations of gender and gender-related inequalities play a role in the most basic dynamics of social life – in the structure of families, defining identities and opportunities