Liberalism Without Perfection

Liberalism without Perfection offers an introduction to the debate between liberal perfectionism and political liberalism. This book is a new account and defence of Rawlsian political liberalism, one of the most discussed, but widely misunderstood and criticized theories in contemporary political theory.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• Introduction


• 1: What Kind of Liberalism?


• 2: The Argument from Autonomy


• 3: Paternalism and Perfectionism


• 4: Justification and Legitimacy


• 5: A Question Internal to Liberal Theory


• 6: The Role of an Overlapping Consensus


• 7: Disagreement and Asymmetry


• 8: Truth and Scepticism


• 9: The Scope and Structure of Public Reason


• 10: Unreasonable Citizens


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

About the author

Jonathan Quong is Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Southern California. He taught previously at the University of Manchester. He is an associate editor for Philosophy & Public Affairs, an associate editor for Ethics, and an area editor for Pacific Philosophical Quarterly.

Summary

Liberalism without Perfection offers an introduction to the debate between liberal perfectionism and political liberalism. This book is a new account and defence of Rawlsian political liberalism, one of the most discussed, but widely misunderstood and criticized theories in contemporary political theory.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Quong, Jonathan (Professor of Philosophy and Law Quong, Quong Jonathan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2020
• EAN: 9780198846055
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884605-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies