 thumb|egalitarian and equality logo egalitarianism ()âor, rarely, equalitarianism or equalismâis a trend of thought that favors equality for all people.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/egalitarian egalitarian doctrines maintain that all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status, according to the stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.arneson richard, "egalitarianism", the stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (2002.) web: according to the merriam-webster dictionary, the term has two distinct definitions in modern english.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egalitarianism it is defined either as a political doctrine that all people should be treated as equals and have the same political, economic, social, and civil rights or as a social philosophy advocating the removal of economic inequalities among people or the decentralization of power. some sources define egalitarianism as the point of view that equality reflects the natural state of humanity.erdal, d. & whiten, a. (1996) "egalitarianism and machiavellian intelligence in human evolution" in mellars, p. & gibson, k. (eds) modeling the early human mind. cambridge macdonald monograph series == forms ==  some specifically focused egalitarian concerns include economic egalitarianism, legal egalitarianism, luck egalitarianism, political egalitarianism, gender egalitarianism, racial equality, [[asset-based
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