The Empty Idea of Equality.

Westen, P. (1982). The Empty Idea of Equality. Harvard Law Review, 95(3), 537-596.

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Journal article

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Primary research

Year

1982

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/1340593

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philosophy

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Primes

• Fairness
  • Equality of opportunity requires unequal intervention to offset disadvantage; equality of outcome requires unequal distribution to compensate for unequal starting conditions.

    This sourceArgues 'equality' (likes treated alike) is a tautological form that acquires moral content only when paired with substantive external criteria of relevance, so the bare principle is superfluous.

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