Equality

Question 1

Relational Equality

Answer 1

All (adult) permanent members of society are equal citizens, are equal is status.

Question 2

Relational Egalitarians

Answer 2

Interested in material inequality (wealth for example) but only so far as it interferes relational equality.

Question 3

Relational Egalitarians

Answer 3

Some having more wealth than others doesn’t impede on their idea of an equal society, unless a person is so unbelievably poor that it makes them excluded or marginalized in society.

Question 4

I.M. Young’s Oppression

Answer 4

Groups Exposed to Violence in order to humiliate/stigmatise

Question 5

I.M Youngs Oppression

Answer 5

Groups are marginalized

Question 6

I.M Youngs oppression

Answer 6

Groups powerless to influence decisions that affect their lives

Question 7

Im Youngs oppression

Answer 7

Dominant groups worldview imposed on subordinates

Question 8

I.M Youngs oppression

Answer 8

Exploitation

Question 9

Stigmatization (type of oppression)

Answer 9

Subordinate groups represented negatively.

Question 10

Testimonial Injustice (type of oppression)

Answer 10

Listener gives a speakers views less weight because of their prejudices (I talk over you cuz ur black)

Question 11

Egalitarian Ethos

Answer 11

Essentially, focusing only on the equal distribution of material stuff is not the only thing to focus on, we need to determine “what is a good way to live together?”

Question 12

Wolff’s Egalitarian Ethos

Answer 12

Egalitarian societies share a commitment to egalitarian values that inform their everyday behavior’s and practices

Question 13

Sufficientarianism

Answer 13

It is morally good for as many people as possible to have life conditions that are above the threshold required for a good enough quality of life

Question 14

Strict Sufficientarianism (the headcount view)

Answer 14

Always prioritize bringing people to the threshold required for good quality of life

no obligations above the threshold

Question 15

Moderate sufficientarianism

Answer 15

Priority to those the furthest below the threshold, disagreement about obligations above the threshold.

Question 16

Lexical Priority

Answer 16

Sufficientarianism subscribes to this idea; if we have resources to give out, those below the threshold take priority over those above it

Question 17

Pros of Sufficientarianism

Answer 17

Fits our intuitions
Not susceptible to the levelling down objection
Avoids the objections to luck egalitarianism.

Question 18

Problem of Sufficientarianism?

Answer 18

Where is the threshold? It’s arbitrary. What one person thinks is enough may not be for another, and agreeing on a threshold is seemingly impossible. So much of the sufficientarian ideology relies on the fine line of this threshold.