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Political Equality : An Essay in Democratic Theory by Charles R Beitz; Project Muse is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Political Equality : An Essay in Democratic Theory about?
Nearly everyone believes that democratic institutions should treat their citizens as equals. But it is not clear what political equality means, or why we should care about it, so it is uncertain how it should be embodied in institutions. Charles Beitz seeks to answer both sets of questions -- philosophical ones about the meaning and grounds of political equality, and practical ones about how our institutions should conform to it. Deeply entwined with our political history and with the tradition
Who reads Political Equality : An Essay in Democratic Theory?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Charles R Beitz; Project Muse
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691009155
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Political Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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