Philosophy › Section K · Political philosophy › Topic K.6
Egalitarianism, socialism, and anarchism
Some thinkers find liberal answers too timid: they ask for deeper equality, common ownership of productive wealth, or no state at all. Each has powerful arguments and serious objections.
In this topic
- Beyond the liberal settlement
- Equality of what?
- Luck or relationships?
- Is equality itself the goal?
- Worked example: levelling down
- Socialism
- Worked example: Cohen's camping trip
- Objections to socialism
- Anarchism
- Philosophical anarchism and its critics
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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