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Equality Thinkers who generate ideas, thought, and commentary concerning equality often differ on what levels of equality are necessary for a society to function properly. Philosophers such as John Locke, Karl Marx, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Friedrich Nietzsche either agree or disagree concerning the necessity of equality in a society, as well as the necessity of freedom within a society in some cases. This essay will examine the thought of the aforementioned philosophers on the subject of equality and the related subject of freedom, and determine how their concepts of equality would influence their thought on modern day issues that are constantly argued in our society, such as affirmative action, campaign finance, and pornography. This essay will also show how the concept of equality has evolved and grown from an issue of merely political equality, to an issue of socioeconomic equality. John Locke was a strong supporter of freedom and equality...

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