AIM Framework glossary
Equality
Canonical definition
AIM-defined equality is equality of motivational conditions (guaranteed A-floors, real access to I-domains, and bounded M in key procedures) rather than equality of bundles or matching positions on status ladders.
Explanation
On this view, people need not all have the same income or identical lives, but everyone should have secure basics, access to some genuine intrinsic projects, and protection from being crushed by status contests. It replaces the image of equal piles of goods with an image of equal protection for the conditions that make free, self-directed motivation possible.
Epistemic status
Framework-Specific Construct (normative).