Egalitarianism - Explained
What is Egalitarianism?
Written by J. Mance Gordon
Updated at April 23rd, 2024
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What is Egalitarianism?
Egalitarianism is a philosophical belief that advocates removal of social, economic and political inequalities among human beings. It sees individuals as morally and fundamentally equal.
What are the Objectives of Egalitarianism?
Egalitarianism emphasizes on equal fundamental human rights, social and economic status for all people. Egalitarianism also focuses on how people can be treated equally with regard to distribution of wealth or income.
What are Philosophies Related to Egalitarianism?
Diverse philosophies emanated from egalitarianism, these include the Marxist philosophy and a theory proposed by John Locke.
Egalitarianism Applied
Egalitarianism advocates equality in how human beings are treated across all facets without excluding gender, politics, economic states, religion, social status and fundamental rights.
This means that no class of individuals should be placed above another politically, economically or socially, rather, they must all have equal rights.
Proponents of Egalitarianism
Karl Marx and John Locke are examples of philosophers that used the egalitarian theory when developing their philosophical theories.
Types of Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism has been segmented into different categories by philosophers. The most common types of egalitarianism are:
- economic egalitarianism,
- legal egalitarianism and
- material egalitarianism.
What is Economic Egalitarianism?
Economic egalitarianism concerns the equal distribution of wealth across members of society. Karl Marx is an example of a philosopher that used the economic egalitarianism while developing his Marxist theory and socialist theory.
What is Material Egalitarianism?
Material egalitarianism focuses on the equal distribution of property and other physical resources across members of society. Material egalitarianism and economic egalitarianism are similar in the sense that they both advocates of equality in the distribution of wealth and access to wealth.
What is Legal Egalitarianism?
Legal egalitarianism emphasizes equality of all humans when it comes to the application of law. Egalitarianism is at the heart of the rule of law system.
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