Sovereign Virtue

The Theory and Practice of Equality

Ronald Dworkin

    Introduction: Does Equality Matter?

    I. Theory

    1. Equality of Welfare

    2. Equality of Resources

    3. The Place of Liberty

    4. Political Equality

    5. Liberal Community

    6. Equality and the Good Life

    7. Equality and Capability

    II. Practice

    8. Justice and the High Cost of Health

    9. Justice, Insurance, and Luck

    10. Free Speech, Politics, and the Dimensions of Democracy

    11. Affirmative Action: Does It Work?

    12. Affirmative Action: Is It Fair?

    13. Playing God: Genes, Clones, and Luck

    14. Sex, Death, and the Courts

    Sources

    Notes

    Index

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Ronald Dworkin is Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Jeremy Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London. He is the 2007 recipient of the Holberg International Memorial Prize.