Equality and Value-holism

In this paper, I consider a recent challenge to egalitarianism raised by Michael Huemer. Huemer?s challenge takes the form of a dilemma: egalitarians can either be atomists or holists about equality?s value. If they are atomists, then they must accept that equality in fact does not have intrinsic value; if they are holists, then their view will be inconsistent with an intuitively very plausible form of consequentialism. I show that this dilemma should not trouble egalitarians. Egalitarians can be holists about value and still embrace consequentialism.