The Liberal Polity - An Inquiry into the Logic of Civil Association (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

This work introduces and defends a radically different type of liberal political theory by severing liberal thought from all underlying moral foundations. Its aim is to present a type of liberalism capable of accommodating the richly diverse differences of worldview and moral theory of the good present in today's pluralist societies. By constructing liberalism as a purely political doctrine, the author develops a theory of toleration, and civil association more generally, capable of meeting liberalism's historic commitment to diversity. While the justification for such a liberalism must be made in prudential terms, rather than the more familiar moral terms used to support competing liberal theories, the liberalism developed here remains faithful to the liberal tradition by defending a theory of equal liberty as the primary political virtue of a just society.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	C. Carr
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-01964-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-230-01964-1
Barcode:	9780230019645

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