Two‐faced liberalism

John Gray's pluralist politics and the reinstatement of enlightenment liberalism

Bibliographic Data

ID6252129
AuthorsRobert B Talisse (0000-0002-0599-3895, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume14
Issue4
Pages441-458
Publication date2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08913810008443568
OpenAlexW2074710669
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

In Two Faces of Liberalism, John Gray pursues the dual agenda of condemning familiar liberal theories for perpetuating the failed “Enlightenment project,” and promoting his own version of anti‐Enlightenment liberalism, which he calls “modus vivendi.” However, Gray's critical apparatus is insufficient to capture accurately the highly influential “political” liberalism of John Rawls. Moreover, Gray's modus vivendi faces serious challenges raised by Rawls concerning stability. In order to respond to the Rawlsian objections, Gray would have to reinstate the aspirations and principles characteristic of Enlightenment theories of liberalism

Classical liberalism · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Gray (unit · Law and economics · Liberalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence

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