Perfectionism and neutrality : essays in liberal theory / edited by Steven Wall and George Klosko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klosko, George.

Wall, Steven, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics.

Liberalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

viii, 290 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]

Contents:

Part 1 Selections from Published Works

A. Neutrality

1 "Liberalism," in Public and Private Morality, selections / Ronald Dworkin 31

2 Social Justice in the Liberal State, selections / Bruce Ackerman 41

3 Patterns of Moral Complexity, selections / Charles Larmore 47

4 Liberal Virtues, selections / Stephen Macedo 61

5 Political Liberalism, selections / John Rawls 67

6 Equality and Partiality, selections / Thomas Nagel 77

B. Perfectionism

7 Equality, Liberty and Perfectionism, selections / Vinit Haksar 91

8 The Morality of Freedom, selections / Joseph Raz 103

9 Perfectionism, selections / Thomas Hurka 125

Part 2 Original Papers

10 "Liberal Neutrality: A Compelling and Radical Principle" / Gerald F. Gaus 137

11 "Reasonable Rejection and Neutrality of Justification" / George Klosko 167

12 "Liberal Neutrality on the Good: An Autopsy" / Richard J. Arneson 191

13 "Freedom of Expression in the Non-Neutral State" / George Sher 219

14 "The Structure of Perfectionist Toleration" / Steven Wall 231

15 "Religion, Law, and Politics: Arenas of Neutrality" / Kent Greenawalt 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.

ISBN:

0742508439

0742508447

OCLC:

50810621