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Inequalities: To detect inequalities, one needs to identify the relevant factors, collect data, analyze the data, and interpret the results. See also Indistinguishability, Differences, Equality, Similarity, Identity, Interpretation, Description dependence, Comparisons, Comparability._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Raymond Aaron on Inequalities - Dictionary of Arguments
Krastev I 35 Inequalities/Aron/Krastev: The globalization of communication has made the world a village, but this village is ruled by a dictatorship of global comparisons. People outside of North America and Western Europe no longer compare their lot only with that of their neighbours. They contrast their living standards with the living standards of the most prosperous inhabitants of the planet. The great French political philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron presciently observed five decades ago that ‘with humanity on the way to unification, inequality between peoples takes on the significance that inequality between classes once had.’(1) >Comparisons, >Comparability, >Globalization. 1. Raymond Aron, ‘The Dawn of Universal History’ in The Dawn of Universal History: Selected Essays from a Witness to the Twentieth Century (Basic Books, 2002), p. 482._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Aaron, Raymond Krastev I Ivan Krastev Stephen Holmes The Light that Failed: A Reckoning London 2019 |