Egalitarianism, the view that equality matters, attracts a great deal of attention amongst contemporary political theorists. And yet it has turned out to be surprisingly difficult to provide a fully satisfactory egalitarian theory. The cutting-edge articles inEgalitarianismmove the debate forward. They are written by some of the leading political philosophers in the field.
1. An introduction to contemporary egalitarianism,Nils Holtug and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen I. Foundations for equality 2. A foundation for egalitarianism,Thomas Christiano 3. A defence of extreme egalitarianism,Ingmar Persson II. The nature of equality 4. The insignificance of the distinction between telic and deontic egalitarianism,Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen 5. Prioritarianism,Nils Holtug 6. Egalitarianism and the difference between interpersonal and intrapersonal judgments,Dennis McKerlie 7. Who are the least advantaged?,Bertil Tungodden and Peter Vallentyne 8. Feminist distributive justice and the relevance of equal relations,Linda Barclay 9. Of mice and men: equality and animals,Peter Vallentyne III. Equality and other values 10. Liberty, liability, and contractualism,Andrew Williams 11. Desert and equality,Richard J. Arneson IV. Applications 12. Market failure, common interests, and the Titanic puzzle,Jonathan Wolff 13. The 'what' and the 'how' of distributive justice and health,Susan Hurley