What is the Leveling Down Objection an Objection Against? Some Egalitarian Replies
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leveling down objection, equality, Pareto optimality, inequalityAbstract
The leveling down objection is often thought to be a decisive objection against egalitarianism —the view that equality as such is an important value worth striving for. This article has three main purposes. First, to evaluate the strength of the objection. Second, to consider some popular egalitarian replies. Finally, to lay the foundations for my own reply, which I consider and develop in other work. The leveling down objection can be met, but extant egalitarian replies miss the mark in important ways.
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