Liberalism and the Defence of Political Constructivism

2002
ISBN: 978-0-333-96507-8
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

Contemporary liberal political justification is often accused of preaching to the converted: liberal principles are acceptable only to people already committed to liberal values. Catriona McKinnon addresses this important criticism by arguing that self-respect and its social conditions should be placed at the heart of the liberal approach to justification. A commitment to self-respect delivers a commitment to the liberal values of toleration and public reason, but self-respect itself is not an exclusively liberal value.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKinnon, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: The Practice of Political Justification Constructivism in Rawls Self-Respect Reasoning About Justice The Social Bases of Self-Respect Concluding Review Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

CATRIONA MCKINNON is Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of York. She is the co-editor of and , and is the editor of the journal .