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Egalitarianism is a political philosophy whose etymology comes from the French word for “equal” and is based on the ideal of fairness for all of society. ...
Egalitarianism is an ideal based upon the hypothetical state of an equal society and the principles this society would use in setting up its governing charter. ... But an element of egalitarianism is present in this situation.
The last element of egalitarianism is reflected in Affirmative Action. ...
Robert Nozick’s “Wilt Chamberlain” example is, in my mind, a perfect foil for egalitarianism. ...
At this point, I’d like to address whether or not egalitarianism is an appropriate method of distributive justice. As with every philosophy we have encountered in class thus far, egalitarianism has a place, but is not a panacea. ... If you can accept that egalitarianism is an appropriate way to distribute public education, but not money in general (because of the Wilt Chamberlain example), then you can get use from it. ... I don’t believe there is a one right way and I can’t defend that statement in the scope of this paper, but it does explain why I believe egalitarianism is both appropriate and inappropriate, according to the circumstance. ... For this reason, I think egalitarianism would support Lawrence in his condemnation of racist speech and symbol and his plea to have it legally banned on campus.
Approximate Word count = 1102
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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