Buch(elektronisch)2009

Liberalism, Perfectionism and Restraint

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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The issues -- A restriction in scope -- Outline of the argument -- 1 Perfectionism -- Four claims -- Elitism -- Pluralism -- Parochialism -- Political morality and institutional design -- Part I The rejection of the bracketing strategy -- 2 The idea of restraint -- 3 Political liberalism and the bracketing strategy -- Rawls' political liberalism -- The pragmatic argument -- The argument from political justification -- Conclusion -- 4 Toleration, reasonable rejectability and restraint -- The concept of toleration -- Justifying toleration -- The democratic idea of toleration -- The case against democratic toleration -- Supplementary arguments -- A fresh start: skepticism and the problem of self-trust -- Justification, truth and luck -- 5 Public justification and the transparency argument -- Rival interpretations of the publicity condition -- Reconsidering the transparency argument -- Public justification and moral demands -- The appeal to full autonomy -- Part II Autonomy and perfectionism -- 6 Personal autonomy and its value (I) -- Introduction -- The constituent elements of personal autonomy -- Six value claims -- The intrinsic value of autonomy -- The instrumental value of autonomy -- Three cases -- 7 Personal autonomy and its value (II) -- The pluralist objection -- An initial clarification -- The social forms of modern western societies -- Two objections -- Conventionalism -- Non-autonomous subgroups -- Conclusion -- 8 Three mistakes about autonomy -- The maximizing argument -- The endorsement thesis -- The non-discrimination argument -- Conclusion -- 9 Applications -- Promoting autonomy -- Promoting the good -- Discouraging the bad -- Perfectionism and culture -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

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Buch(elektronisch)#21998

Liberalism, perfectionism and restraint

Wall, Steven

Are liberalism and perfectionism compatible? In this study Steven Wall presents and defends a perfectionist account of political morality that takes issue with many currently fashionable liberal ideas but retains the strong liberal commitment to the ideal of personal autonomy. He begins by critically discussing the most influential version of anti-perfectionist liberalism, examining the main arguments that have been offered in its defence. He then clarifies the ideal of personal autonomy, presents an account of its value and shows that a strong commitment to personal autonomy is fully compatible with an endorsement of perfectionist political action designed to promote valuable pursuits and discourage base ones