Equality is a recurrent theme in discussions of Euro-American societies. It is both an aspiration and an impossibility which stands in contradistinction to Euro-American notions of power (Dumont 1 9 8 6; Robbins 1994...Equality is a recurrent theme in discussions of Euro-American societies. It is both an aspiration and an impossibility which stands in contradistinction to Euro-American notions of power (Dumont 1 9 8 6; Robbins 1994). As an aspiration, it goes in tandem with the idea of liberty,both linked to the value of individualism, which prevails in these societies.展开更多
文摘Equality is a recurrent theme in discussions of Euro-American societies. It is both an aspiration and an impossibility which stands in contradistinction to Euro-American notions of power (Dumont 1 9 8 6; Robbins 1994). As an aspiration, it goes in tandem with the idea of liberty,both linked to the value of individualism, which prevails in these societies.