Egalitarianism
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"THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213 th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General." --"Harrison Bergeron" (1961) Kurt Vonnegut |
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Egalitarianism or equalitarianism is a school of thought that prioritizes equality for all people. Egalitarian doctrines maintain that all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status. Egalitarianism is a trend of thought in political philosophy. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term has two distinct definitions in modern English: either as a political doctrine that all people should be treated as equals and have the same political, economic, social and civil rights; or as a social philosophy advocating the removal of economic inequalities among people, economic egalitarianism, or the decentralization of power. Some sources define egalitarianism as the point of view that equality reflects the natural state of humanity.
See also
- "All men are created equal"
- Asset-based egalitarianism
- Basic income
- Deep ecology
- Discrimination
- Equality of outcome
- Equal opportunity
- Gender equality
- Gift economy
- Harrison Bergeron
- Inequity aversion
- Jante Law
- Jock Tamson's Bairns
- Liberalism
- Liberté, égalité, fraternité
- Mutualism
- Reciprocal altruism
- Redistributive justice
- Social equality
- Socialism
- Tall poppy syndrome a pejorative term used in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
- The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
