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Equality

Dworkin             : equality is sovereign virtue (most important) book:  Sovereign virtue equality before law-->  equality of opportunity-->equality of outcomes (absolute equality) equality in liberalism under threat Dworkin: liberty based on equality liberty is hollow in the absence of equality: Berlin Schools of Thought Liberal Feminist Multiculturalist Marxist Communitarian Equality in Liberalism Under threat in liberalism liberalism is based on equality, not against it like Isiah Berlin, considers that core of liberlism is equality Core Issue ( equality in what sense?) utilitarian : give all which provides equal pleasure equality in terms of welfare (pleasure) not suitable (Dworkin): capitalist will get more than worker egalitarian :  Egalitarian Theory of Equality (Dworkin) Book- Sovereign Virtue Equality of resources -Dworkin (critic of Nozick who gave entitlement theory, follower of rawls) just, initial distribution peopl...