Should equality be a political ideal? Andrew Heywood states that ‘few political principles have proved as contentious as equality in polarising opinion’ (Heywood, 2004, p.284). Indeed, this assertion appears plausible as for centuries political scientists have debated the moral as well as practical questions surrounding equality’s place in political philosophy. However, within modern political thought, there is an almost universal agreement that equality, in some form, is desirable as it limits…
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