Post‐liberalism vs. temperate liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Struan Jacob, Struan Jacobs (Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-375 |
| Publication date | 1990-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913819008459610 |
| OpenAlex | W2023634957 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
John Gray's recent critique of liberalism, and his case for an apparently relativistic “post‐Pyrrhonian”; political philosophy, are shown to be wanting. Weaknesses in Gray's critique are identified and discussed: the characterization of liberalism as universally prescriptive, confusion about whether liberalism is a genuine tradition, and misunderstanding of the relation between conduct and the value of freedom. A formulation of liberalism that is not universalist ("temperate”; liberalism) is offered, and it is shown that one of liberalism's vital concerns—controlling political power in order to protect freedom — is a hiatus in Gray's theory
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |