Argues that social equity and legal justice are possible even in
the absence of universal political norms. Are social equity,
political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal
political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world
is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single
theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us.
Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while
moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural
meanings local rather than universal, social integration and
democratic politics are still attainable goals. Gregg fashions a
theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism--an "enlightened
localism"--that adjudicates among competing normative commitments
and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of
universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical
domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality.
General
Imprint: |
State University of New York Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
SUNY series in Political Theory: Contemporary Issues |
Release date: |
July 2003 |
First published: |
August 2003 |
Authors: |
Benjamin Gregg
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
220 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7914-5782-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
|
LSN: |
0-7914-5782-6 |
Barcode: |
9780791457825 |
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