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Zusatztext In the literature of political theory it is widely held that the ideals of democracy and liberal rights are in tension. Famously, Issiah Berlin argued that this tension should be accepted as a result of value pluralism. Thomas Christiano's The Constitution of Equality offers an extremely original, insightful and important break with this widely accepted understanding ... a major achievement in democratic theory. Informationen zum Autor Thomas Christiano is Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Arizona. He is the co-director of the Rogers Program in Law and Society, in the College of Law at the University of Arizona. He has been a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, a visiting fellow at the Research School of the Social Sciences at Australian National University and a fellow of the National Humanities Center. He has published articles widely in the areas of democratic theory, distributive justice, and political philosophy. Klappentext Today the question of the moral foundations of democracy is more important then ever. In this book the author helps to explain when and why democracy is important and also gives us guidance as to how democracies ought to be shaped. Zusammenfassung Today the question of the moral foundations of democracy is more important then ever. In this book the author helps to explain when and why democracy is important and also gives us guidance as to how democracies ought to be shaped. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Basis of Equality 2: Social Justice and Public Equality 3: Democracy as the Public Realization of Equality 4: An Egalitarian Conception of Liberal Rights 5: Equality and Public Deliberation 6: The Authority of Democracy 7: The Limits of Democratic Authority
