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Speaking of Equality

An Analysis of the Rhetorical Force of 'Equality' in Moral and Legal Discourse

Autor: Peter Westen

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Editura: Princeton University Press

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Aristotle noted that "equality" is the plea not of those who are satisfied but of those who seek cha...

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Autor

Peter Westen

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2014

Pagini

344

EAN

9780691600079

ISBN

0691600074

Enbook ID

04642149

Editura

Princeton University Press

Greutate

536

Dimensiuni

234 x 158 x 19

Descriere completă

Aristotle noted that "equality" is the plea not of those who are satisfied but of those who seek change, and the word has long been invoked in the name of social reform. It retains its force because arguments for equality put arguments for inequality on the defensive. But why is "equality" laudatory and "inequality" pejorative? In this first book-length analysis of the rhetorical force of equality arguments, Peter Westen argues that they derive their persuasiveness largely from the kind of word that "equality" is, rather than from the values it incorporates. By focusing on ordinary language and using commonplace examples from law and morals, Westen argues that equality is a single concept that lends itself to a multiplicity of conceptions by virtue of its capacity to incorporate diverse standards of comparison by reference. Equality arguments draw rhetorical force in part from their tendency to mask the standards of comparison on which they are based, and in so doing to confound fact with value, premises with conclusions, and uncontested with contested norms. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.