Social theorists frequently argue that envy rests at the heart of egalitarian notions of justice (including the "socialistic" impulse to tax the rich).
Here's an example (the Internet is literally littered with these):
http://www.newsmax.com/HerbertLondon/obama-socialism-Nazis/2009/09/30/id/335284
1. But let's take a closer look at the nature of human envy. Read:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/envy/
2. Question: is egalitarianism based on envy?
3. Write 2 questions of your own.
Here's an example (the Internet is literally littered with these):
http://www.newsmax.com/HerbertLondon/obama-socialism-Nazis/2009/09/30/id/335284
1. But let's take a closer look at the nature of human envy. Read:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/envy/
2. Question: is egalitarianism based on envy?
3. Write 2 questions of your own.
