Rawls and Dworkin distinguish neutrality of aim from neutrality of effect, and Millian liberalism satisfies the former by targeting equal liberty rather than promoting specific excellences.
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The idea that a government's goal or intention should not be to promote one particular way of living as better than others, but rather to treat all citizens fairly regardless of their choices.
Neutrality of effect(in political philosophy)
The idea that a government's policies produce equal outcomes or don't advantage one group over another, regardless of what the government intended.
Rawls(as the philosopher whose ideas are being referenced)
John Rawls, a 20th-century philosopher famous for developing theories about justice and fairness in society.