Promoting Social Equality through Philosophical Standpoints
You are to provide a thoughtful and engaged response to the topic below which demonstrates an understanding of the debate at hand. Within your response, you must demonstrate your understanding of the key issues and arguments of Arneson, Sen, Nozick, and Rawls. Your paper MUST have a thesis and a successful paper will provide supporting arguments. ZERO PERCENT PLAGIARISM! Question to Answer: If it is agreed that every society ought to promote equality at some level, then equality of what? In making your case for the importance of promoting equality in some specific space, be sure to explain the different options we have studied: equal treatment of each individuals gains and losses of utility, equality of resources, equality of welfare understood as preference satisfaction, equal opportunity for welfare, equal capabilities, and equality of basic liberties. Why is the version of equality that you favor superior to the alternatives? How is your favored notion of equality able to withstand the criticisms posed by the alternative positions?
