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Why can justice, freedom and equality clash?
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Free choices produce unequal results, and forcing equality overrides free choices — so justice has to balance the two.
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Freedom vs equality — the trade-off?
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More freedom often means less equality, and enforced equality often means less freedom; justice tries to fit them together.
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Nozick's star-player argument?
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From an equal start, a million fans freely pay one great player, who gets rich — so keeping equality means banning free choices or seizing money.
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Nozick's point about enforced equality?
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To hold an equal pattern in place you must constantly interfere with free choices — he likens taxing earnings to forced labour.
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The 'equality of what?' move?
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Nozick bites against equality of OUTCOME; aim at equality of OPPORTUNITY and standing and much of the clash dissolves.
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How can equality SERVE freedom?
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Fair schools, fair laws and a basic floor make people's choices real — someone with no options isn't truly free.
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Justice on the balance view?
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Not freedom OR equality, but enough equality — fair chances and equal standing — to make everyone's freedom real.
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Is strict equality of outcome desirable?
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Mostly no — it needs constant interference and few really want it; the sensible aim is equal chances and standing.
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