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Two Concepts of Liberal Pluralism

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ID6352271
AuthorsGeorge Crowder (0000-0002-9332-9416, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume35
Issue2
Pages121-146
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0090591706297642
OpenAlexW1993602243
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited18

Is the liberal state entitled to intervene in the internal affairs of its nonliberal minorities to promote individual autonomy as a public ideal, or should it tolerate the nonliberal practices of such groups in the name of legitimate diversity? This problem can be fruitfully approached from the perspective of Isaiah Berlin's notion of “value pluralism.” According to William Galston, value pluralism privileges a form of liberalism that is maximally accommodating of nonliberal groups and their practices. I agree that pluralism fits best with a liberal political framework, but I depart from Galston's interpretation of what liberal pluralism involves. Taking value pluralism seriously, I argue, implies a form of liberalism in which personal autonomy is a central public ideal

Autonomy · Classical liberalism · Epistemology · Law and economics · Liberalism · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Value pluralism · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year1,12
Citation span2009 - 2022 (14)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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