Product Description

“Egalitarian Envy is a brave and brilliant contribution to contemporary political theory by one of the seminal thinkers of our era, a work that confronts the most serious problems of modern political theory and challenges assumptions that are rarely examined by leaders in the free world.” —M.E. Bradford, From the Forward

“Egalitarian Envy is an intelligent and imaginative book that freshly reconceives some familiar problems.” —Joseph Sobran National Review

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2204053 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-24
• Released on: 2000-07-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"Egalitarian Envy is an intelligent and imaginative book that freshly re-conceives some familiar problems." -- Joseph Sobran, National

Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish (translation)

Customer Reviews

Understanding the left
The underpinnings of the political left seem to mystify the typical right winger. To them, the left simply defies logic.

Perhaps that's because those on the right are typically religiously motivated by seeking the carrot/pleasure (heaven) and avoiding the stick/pain (hell).

But the left doesn't believe in heaven or hell. They seek an idealistic world of equals, i.e. egalitarianism, and the substitute motivating factor employed by the leaders of the left is envy.

This is a must read if you are a serious student of politics: right, left, or libertarian...or if you just want to understand what the consensus considers the nastiest of all vices (that's why it's a great motivator as well as a great destroyer).