"The "Theoretical Mystique
Neutrality, Plurality, and the Defense of Liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Paris (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 909 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111229 |
| OpenAlex | W2332994299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Prominent contemporary defenses of liberalism offered by John Rawls (1971, 1985), Ronald Dworkin (1977, 1978, 1983), and Bruce Ackerman (1981) make (explicit or implicit) appeals to the idea of neutrality. This essay critically examines these appeals by distinguishing internal from external neutrality, and the neutrality of principles from neutrality as a principle. A rough sketch of an alternative view of liberalism is offered, one which is based on plurality as opposed to neutrality
Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Liberalism · Neutrality · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sketch · Sociology · Computer Science · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1997 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |