Liberalism and the Limits of JusticeA liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? These are the questions Michael Sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalism. This new edition includes a new introduction and a new final chapter in which Professor Sandel responds to the later work of John Rawls. |
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... respects , however , the label is misleading . The ' liberal - communitarian ' debate that has raged among political philosophers in recent years describes a range of issues , and I do not always find myself on the communitarian side ...
... respects , however , the label is misleading . The ' liberal - communitarian ' debate that has raged among political philosophers in recent years describes a range of issues , and I do not always find myself on the communitarian side ...
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... respect to the competing moral and religious convictions its citizens espouse . The fundamental question , in other words , is whether the right is prior to the good . For Rawls , as for Kant , the priority of the right over the good ...
... respect to the competing moral and religious convictions its citizens espouse . The fundamental question , in other words , is whether the right is prior to the good . For Rawls , as for Kant , the priority of the right over the good ...
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... respect persons as free and independent selves , capable of choosing their own religious convictions . The respect the liberal invokes is not , strictly speaking , respect for religion , but respect for the self whose religion it is , or ...
... respect persons as free and independent selves , capable of choosing their own religious convictions . The respect the liberal invokes is not , strictly speaking , respect for religion , but respect for the self whose religion it is , or ...
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... respect to conscientiously encumbered selves ? Part of the reason is that for government to burden practices central to the self - definition of its cit- izens is to frustrate them more profoundly than to deprive them of interests less ...
... respect to conscientiously encumbered selves ? Part of the reason is that for government to burden practices central to the self - definition of its cit- izens is to frustrate them more profoundly than to deprive them of interests less ...
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... respect each citizen's capacity to choose and express his or her own opinions . Liberals can , consistent with their ... respect is the self - respect of a self indepen- dent of its aims and attachments . For the unencumbered self , the ...
... respect each citizen's capacity to choose and express his or her own opinions . Liberals can , consistent with their ... respect is the self - respect of a self indepen- dent of its aims and attachments . For the unencumbered self , the ...
Contents
Justice and the Moral Subject | 15 |
THE ORIGINAL POSITION | 24 |
EMPIRICIST OBJECTIONS | 28 |
DEONTOLOGICAL REJOINDER | 40 |
IN SEARCH OF THE MORAL SUBJECT | 47 |
THE PRIORITY OF PLURALITY | 50 |
THE SUBJECT OF POSSESSION | 54 |
INDIVIDUALISM AND THE CLAIMS OF COMMUNITY | 60 |
Justice and the Good | 133 |
THE CASE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | 135 |
THREE CONCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY | 147 |
AGENCY AND THE ROLE OF REFLECTION | 154 |
AGENCY AND THE ROLE OF CHOICE | 161 |
THE STATUS OF THE GOOD | 165 |
THE MORAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF JUSTICE | 168 |
JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY | 172 |
Possession Desert and Distributive Justice | 66 |
MERITOCRACY VERSUS THE DIFFERENCE PRINCIPLE | 72 |
DEFENDING COMMON ASSETS | 77 |
THE BASIS OF DESERT | 82 |
Who Owns What? | 95 |
Contract Theory and Justification | 104 |
THE MORALITY OF CONTRACT | 105 |
CONTRACTS VERSUS CONTRACTARIAN ARGUMENTS | 109 |
LIBERALISM AND THE PRIORITY OF PROCEDURE | 113 |
WHAT REALLY GOES ON BEHIND THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE | 122 |
Liberalism and the Limits of Justice | 175 |
CHARACTER SELFKNOWLEDGE AND FRIENDSHIP | 178 |
A Response to Rawls Political Liberalism | 184 |
CONTESTING THE PRIORITY OF THE RIGHT OVER THE GOOD | 185 |
DEFENDING THE PRIORITY OF THE RIGHT OVER THE GOOD | 189 |
ASSESSING POLITICAL LIBERALISM | 195 |
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