Liberty versus "Relational Egalitarianism"

Liberty versus “Relational Egalitarianism”

Tags: Democracy, Libertarianism, Liberalism, Philosophy

07/30/2022 David Gordon

Egalitarian liberals think that basic liberties can be violated in the quest for equality and even that “the natural duty to promote justice straightforwardly implies a duty to establish states.”

Original Article: “Liberty versus “Relational Egalitarianism””

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