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Three Dimensions of Equality

Inequality operates along three sociological dimensions—domination/subordination (who gets to order whom around), honor/stigmatization (social esteem), and standing (how much one's interests count in others' deliberations, especially the state's)—and egalitarianism aims to flatten all three and prevent them from constantly aligning to reward the same people.

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Speaker

Elizabeth Anderson

Evidence Quote

An egalitarian says, we want equality on all three dimensions, not absolutely strict equality, but we'd like to flatten these hierarchies and make sure that they don't interact in such a way that they're... All three of them are all constantly aligned and rewarding the exact same people.

Source

139 | Elizabeth Anderson on Equality, Work, and IdeologySean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:29:50 AM

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