Political Liberalism
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Political Liberalism is a major work of political philosophy by John Rawls that revises and extends his theory of justice to explain how a stable, fair society can exist amid deep moral and religious pluralism.
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy → |
| addresses |
the fact of reasonable pluralism
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the idea of legitimacy in a democratic society → the problem of moral and religious pluralism → |
| aimsToExplain |
how a stable and just society is possible under conditions of deep moral and religious pluralism
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| arguesThat |
a conception of justice for a constitutional democracy should be political not metaphysical
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legitimacy in a pluralist society requires principles that can be endorsed by reasonable citizens with diverse comprehensive doctrines → |
| author |
John Rawls
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| centralConcept |
overlapping consensus
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political conception of justice → public reason → reasonable pluralism → the rational → the reasonable → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| distinguishesBetween |
political values and comprehensive doctrines
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the reasonable and the rational → |
| expandedEditionPublicationYear |
2005
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| focusesOn |
stability for the right reasons
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| follows |
A Theory of Justice
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| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy → |
| hasEdition |
expanded edition
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| hasImpactOn |
contemporary political philosophy
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debates on liberal neutrality → theory of constitutional democracy → theory of public reason → |
| influencedBy |
A Theory of Justice
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liberal constitutionalism → social contract tradition → |
| introducesConcept |
overlapping consensus as a basis for stability in a pluralist society
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public reason as a standard for political justification in a constitutional democracy → |
| isRevisionOf |
A Theory of Justice
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
constitutional democracy
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justice → liberalism → overlapping consensus → pluralism → political legitimacy → political liberalism → public reason → toleration → |
| philosophicalTradition |
contractarianism
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liberalism → political liberalism → |
| publicationYear |
1993
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| publisher |
Columbia University Press
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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A Theory of Justice
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followedBy |
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The Law of Peoples
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follows |
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John Rawls
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The Law of Peoples
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relatedWork |