One Another's Equals: The Basis of Human Equality

by Jeremy Waldron

Book Overview

An enduring theme of Western philosophy is that we are all one another's equals. Yet the principle of basic equality is woefully under-explored in modern moral and political philosophy. In a major new work, Jeremy Waldron attempts to remedy that shortfall with a subtle and multifaceted account of the basis for the West's commitment to human equality.

What does it mean to say we are all one another's equals? Is this supposed to distinguish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674659767
• ISBN13: 9780674659766
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"