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portada Partisan or Neutral? The Futility of Public Political Theory (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)
Type
Physical Book
Year
1997
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780847684540

Partisan or Neutral? The Futility of Public Political Theory (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)

Michael White (Author) · Rowman & Littlefield · Paperback

Partisan or Neutral? The Futility of Public Political Theory (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy) - Michael White

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Synopsis "Partisan or Neutral? The Futility of Public Political Theory (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)"

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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