The Art of Political Liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6236319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Duncan Ivison (0000-0003-1836-5369, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-226 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900018813 |
| OpenAlex | W2325415106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article considers John Rawls's recent turn to “political liberalism.“ Rawls has revised his argument fromA Theory of Justicein order to establish a more realistic account of a “well-ordered” society; that is, creating legitimate political stability amidst a plethora of conflicting yet reasonable conceptions of the good. The aim here is to consider the extent to which Rawlsian theories are at once open to the deep diversity of late-modern political communities, and yet seek to manage and constrain the liberty of “difference” for the purposes of maintaining a distinctive liberal political order. This involves trying to persuade people to comply with liberal norms despite themselves. But it has been the claim of Rawlsian liberalism that citizens be presented, without pretence, with reasons they can accept and live by in the course of establishing a well-ordered society. The drive for transparency here—through seeking out agreement on first principles of justice—obscures the “arts” of political liberalism and prevents us from thinking about the diversity of political communities in other ways
Argument (complex analysis · Classical liberalism · Diversity (politics · Economic Justice · Economics · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Liberalism · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Justice as Fairness
Reason and Feeling in Thinking about Justice
Philosophy and Government 1572–1651
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The Liberal Theory of Justice
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The Morality of Freedom
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Return of the Citizen
Left-Wing Wittgenstein
Rawls's "Political" Philosophy and American Democracy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2010 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |