Culture and Equality
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Culture and Equality is a major work of political philosophy by Brian Barry that critically examines multiculturalism and defends a liberal egalitarian approach to cultural diversity and social justice.
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| Culture and Equality canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Brian Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiquesConcept |
cultural rights as trumping individual rights
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strong group-differentiated citizenship ⓘ |
| critiquesWorkOf | multiculturalist theorists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
normative ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective |
anti-communitarian critique
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egalitarian liberalism ⓘ universalism in ethics ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | analytic political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
citizenship
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cultural accommodation ⓘ cultural diversity ⓘ distributive justice ⓘ equality ⓘ equality of opportunity ⓘ group rights ⓘ individual rights ⓘ liberal egalitarianism ⓘ liberal neutrality ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ public reason ⓘ social justice ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
critique of group-differentiated rights
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critique of identity politics when it conflicts with equality ⓘ critique of multiculturalism ⓘ critique of policies that entrench cultural hierarchies ⓘ critique of special legal rights for cultural groups ⓘ defense of common civic framework ⓘ defense of equal respect for persons rather than cultures ⓘ defense of liberal egalitarian approach to cultural diversity ⓘ defense of state impartiality among cultures ⓘ defense of universalist principles of justice ⓘ emphasis on equal citizenship over cultural exemptions ⓘ emphasis on fairness in distribution of resources ⓘ emphasis on individual autonomy within cultures ⓘ emphasis on socioeconomic equality as basis for cultural justice ⓘ rejection of strong cultural relativism ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
equal basic liberties for all citizens
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redistributive policies to secure equality ⓘ state neutrality with respect to conceptions of the good ⓘ universal welfare state ⓘ |
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