The Fact of Unreasonable Pluralism
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DOI: 10.1017/apa.2019.17
Abstract: Abstract Proponents of political liberalism standardly assume that the citizens of an ideal liberal society would be overwhelmingly reasonable. I argue that this assumption violates political liberalism's own constraints of realism—constraints that are necessary to… read more here.
Keywords: pluralism; unreasonable pluralism; political liberalism; fact unreasonable ... See more keywords
Comprehensive or Political Liberalism? The Impartial Spectator and the Justification of Political Principles
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DOI: 10.1017/s0953820820000394
Abstract: Abstract John Rawls raises three challenges – to which one can add a fourth challenge – to an impartial spectator account: (a) the impartial spectator is a utility-maximizing device that does not take seriously the… read more here.
Keywords: comprehensive political; political liberalism; spectator; impartial spectator ... See more keywords
Political liberalism, linguistic diversity and equal treatment
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DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2016.1192179
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article explores the implications of John Rawls’ political liberalism for linguistic diversity and language policy, by focusing on the following question: what kind(s) of equality between speakers of different languages and with different… read more here.
Keywords: liberalism linguistic; language; political liberalism; linguistic diversity ... See more keywords