Liberalism and the Defence of Political Constructivism
Contemporary liberal political justification is often accused of preaching to the converted: liberal principles are acceptable only to people already committed to liberal values. Catriona McKinnon addresses this important criticism by arguing that self-respect and its social conditions should be pla...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2002, 2002
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Contemporary liberal political justification is often accused of preaching to the converted: liberal principles are acceptable only to people already committed to liberal values. Catriona McKinnon addresses this important criticism by arguing that self-respect and its social conditions should be placed at the heart of the liberal approach to justification. A commitment to self-respect delivers a commitment to the liberal values of toleration and public reason, but self-respect itself is not an exclusively liberal value |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 188 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781403918512 |