Egalitarianism is the doctrine that all citizens of a state should be accorded exactly equal rights and privileges. However, there are many conflicting interpretations of what this commitment means in practice. Three major strands of thought can...

Egalitarianism covers those beliefs and practices that are opposed to all forms of social, economic, political and religious hierarchy, ranking or stratification that do not admit of the essential equality of human beings usually rooted in the natural...

1 Advocating universal suffrage. 2 EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY because there are no barriers to entering any occupation with or without the financial means being offered to facilitate entry. 3 An absence of income differentials. See also:...

A philosophy that maintains the equality of people. Important humanistic philosophy underlying many theories in adult education. See...

Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal, meaning equal or level) is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals from birth. Generally it applies to being held equal under the law, the church, and society at...