Switch to: References

Citations of:

Liberal theories and their critics

In Robert L. Simon (ed.), The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. pp. 197–217 (2002)

Add citations

You must login to add citations.
  1. Justice and human good Philosophy 224 Gerald Doppelt and Richard Arneson spring, 2002 wednesdays 2:30-5:20 in the Phil dept seminar room, hss 7077. [REVIEW]Richard Arneson - manuscript
    Contemporary theories of justice frequently suppose that a legitimate state does not coerce people to comply with values or principles that they could reasonably reject. This ideal of legitimacy is thought to imply neutrality on the good: The State should not coerce people to comply with controversial conceptions of the good (which people could reasonably reject). As Ronald Dworkin puts the point, the government's policies should “be neutral on the question of the good life, or of what gives value to (...)
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark  
  • Liberal neutrality on the good: An autopsy.Richard Arneson - manuscript
    Should government be neutral "on the question of the good life, or of what gives value to life"?1 Some political theorists propose that governmental neutrality is a core commitment of any liberalism worth the name and a requirement of justice. For them, neutrality is the appropriate generalization of the ideal of religious tolerance. The state should be neutral in matters of religion, and neutral also in all controversies concerning the nature of the good or the ways in which it is (...)
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   23 citations