Abstract
Equality is a rich, difficult, contested political concept, and the choice among apparently reasonable meanings has implications for the kind of social policies one urges. Prof. Elshtain moves from exposition of equality as an essentially contested political concept to examination of Feminist versions of sex The dominant view in the contemporary Feminist movement emphasizes equality of opportunity, but this actually justifies a sharply inegalitarian system. Socialist Feminists, viewing persons as social by nature, introduce a sense of equality of respect and treatment that goes beyond the privatized person, formal rights perspective, Elshtain suggests. The essay is a vigorous analysis of both Feminist literature and the concept equality.
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