Egalitarianism, levelling down, anthropocentrism and the value of life

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Horta, Oscar [1 ]
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[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Philosophy, Fundac Espanola Ciencia & Teconol, Estados Unidos, U Arab Emirates
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REVISTA DE FILOSOFIA-MADRID | 2010年 / 35卷 / 01期
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egalitarianism; prioritarianism; levelling down; impersonal value; anthropocentrism; value of life;
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Axiological egalitarianism claims that an outcome improves at least in some respect if the value it contains is more evenly distributed. In this paper I defend this form of egalitarianism and identify some of its corollaries. First, I consider and reject the levelling down objection. I then point out that egalitarianism casts doubt on the traditional view of the value of life in terms of maximization. Further, I argue that this theory also questions anthropocentric conceptions of value.
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