A Neutral Conception of Reasonableness?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel M Weinstock, Daniel Weinstock (0000-0002-3709-0818, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 234-247 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | EPISTÉMÈ (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1976-9660 • E-ISSN: 1750-0117 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3366/epi.2006.3.3.234 |
| OpenAlex | W2144106748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
Much liberal theorizing of the past twenty years has been built around a conception of neutrality and an accompanying virtue of reasonableness according to which citizens ought to be able to view public policy debates from a perspective detached from their comprehensive conceptions of the good. The view of “justificatory neutrality” that emerges from this view is discussed and rejected as embodying controversial views about the relationship of individuals to their conceptions of the good. It is shown to be based upon a “protestant” assumption according to which conceptions of the good can be cashed out in terms of propositional beliefs . An alternative conception of reasonableness, grounded in the stable disposition of individuals to prefer social peace over conflict is described. It is argued that it better satisfies the neutralist requirement than do theories of justificatory neutrality.
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |