Perfectionism and Neutrality Essays in Liberal Theory

by Wall, Steven; Ackerman, Bruce; Arneson, Richard J.; Dworkin, Ronald W., MD; Gaus, Gerald F.; Greenawalt, Kent; Haksar, Vinit; Hurka, Thomas; Klosko, George; Larmore, Charles; Macedo, Stephen; Nagel, Thomas; Rawls, John; Raz, Joseph; Sher, George

• ISBN13: 9780742508439
• ISBN10: 0742508439
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Editors provide a substantive introduction to the history and theories of perfectionism and neutrality, expertly contextualizing the essays and making the collection accessible.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(30)
Part One: Selections from Published Works
A. Neutrality
``Liberalism,'' in Public and Private Morality, selections	31	(10)
Ronald Dworkin
Social Justice in the Liberal State, selections	41	(6)
Bruce Ackerman
Patterns of Moral Complexity, selections	47	(14)
Charles Larmore
Liberal Virtues, selections	61	(6)
Stephen Macedo
Political Liberalism, selections	67	(10)
John Rawls
Equality and Partiality, selections	77	(14)
Thomas Nagel
B. Perfectionism
Equality, Liberty and Perfectionism, selections	91	(12)
Vinit Haksar
The Morality of Freedom, selections	103	(22)
Joseph Raz
Perfectionism, selections	125	(12)
Thomas Hurka
Part Two: Original Papers
``Liberal Neutrality: A Compelling and Radical Principle''	137	(30)
Gerald F. Gaus
``Reasonable Rejection and Neutrality of Justification''	167	(24)
George Klosko
``Liberal Neutrality on the Good: An Autopsy''	191	(28)
Richard J. Arneson
``Freedom of Expression in the Non-Neutral State''	219	(12)
George Sher
``The Structure of Perfectionist Toleration''	231	(26)
Steven Wall
``Religion, Law, and Politics: Arenas of Neutrality''	257	(24)
Kent Greenawalt
Further Reading	281	(4)
Index	285	(4)
About the Contributors	289