Partisan or Neutral? critically examines the Rawlsian ideal of a
public, supposedly neutral, political theory meant to justify
contemporary constitutional democracies. Placing this ideal-appealed
to by neo-natural law theorists and advocates of 'public theology' as
well as by political theorists-against the background of the history
of political liberalism, White shows its contradictory nature. He
argues that any such legitimating theory will be 'partisan,' in the
sense of appealing to convictions concerning the human good that will
not be universally accepted. He concludes that all politics must be
imperfect-a matter of pragmatism and prudence in forming the most
workable compromises possible and in acquiescing, where our principles
allow us to do so, in situations that are often far from optimal.
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9781461705109
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2015
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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