The Liberal Archipelago A Theory of Diversity and Freedom

by Kukathas, Chandran

• ISBN13: 9780199257546
• ISBN10: 019925754X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In his major new work Chandran Kukathas offers, for the first time, a book-length treatment of this controversial and influential theory of minority rights. The author argues that the free society should not be seen as a hierarchy of superior and subordinate authorities but an archipelago ofcompeting and overlapping jurisdictions.

Author Biography

Chandran Kukathas holds the Neal A. Maxwell Presidential Chair in Political Theory, Public Policy, and Public Service in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(18)
The Thesis of this Work	4	(5)
Kymlicka's Theory	9	(6)
The Structure of the Argument	15	(4)
1. The Liberal Archipelago	19	(22)
A Conception of Liberalism in Outline	23	(8)
Objections to this Conception of Liberalism	31	(7)
A Liberal Theory?	38	(3)
2. Human Nature and Human Interests	41	(33)
Human Nature	42	(14)
Human Beings as Rational Revisers	56	(8)
A Series of Objections	64	(6)
Why 'Conscience'?	70	(1)
Concluding Remarks	71	(3)
3. Freedom of Association and Liberty of Conscience	74	(45)
Society and Culture	77	(8)
The Starting Point for a Theory of the Good Society	85	(8)
The Good Society as the Free Society	93	(10)
Objections to the Exit Principle	103	(11)
Freedom of Association and Liberty of Conscience	114	(3)
The Next Step	117	(2)
4. Liberal Toleration	119	(47)
Some Contemporary Liberal Views of Toleration	120	(6)
An Alternative View	126	(7)
Objections and Some Replies	133	(7)
An Elaborate and Perverse Theory: The Pitfalls of Pure Toleration	140	(8)
Oppression with a Difference	148	(12)
Toleration and Political Society	160	(6)
5. Political Community	166	(45)
Defining Community	167	(4)
Political Community	171	(4)
Communitarianism and Political Community	175	(3)
Liberalism and Political Community	178	(3)
Minority Communities in Political Society	181	(8)
Political Community Reconsidered	189	(7)
Nationalism and National Self-determination	196	(9)
Modest Nationalism	205	(4)
State and Political Community	209	(2)
6. The Cultural Construction of Society	211	(44)
Society and the State	211	(3)
The Problem of Equality	214	(5)
Diversity, Groups, and Equality	219	(4)
Metrics of Equality	223	(3)
Sen and Sen's Abilities	226	(3)
Equality Between Groups	229	(7)
Benign Neglect	236	(10)
Identity and the Politics of Recognition	246	(9)
Conclusion	255	(16)
Political Philosophy and Modern Society	255	(6)
The Liberal Archipelago	261	(10)
References	271	(10)
Index	281