Liberalism and the Defence of Political Constructivism
Contemporary liberal political justification is often accused of preaching to the converted: liberal principles are acceptable only to people already committed to liberal values. Catriona McKinnon addresses this important criticism by arguing that self-re
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Liberalism and the Defence of Political Constructivism
Catriona McKinnon Lecturer in Political Philosophy University of York, UK
© Catriona McKinnon 2002 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2002 978-0-333-96507-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2002 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-42822-9 ISBN 978-1-4039-1851-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403918512 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKinnon, Catriona. Liberalism and the defence of political constructivism / Catriona McKinnon. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-42822-9 1. Liberalism. 2. Constructivism (Philosophy) 3. Justification (Theory of knowledge) I. Title. JC574 .M43 2002 320⬘.01⬘1–dc21 10 11
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For my dad, Jim, and my sister, Fiona, with all my love
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction: The Practice of Political Justification 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Scope and diversity 1.3 Justificatory success and motivational adequacy 1.4 Perfectionism, Pragmatism and Constructivism
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2 Constructivism in Rawls 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Ideal theory: structure and issues 2.3 Persons, society and value in ideal theory 2.4 The burdens of judgement, motivational adequacy and demandingness
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3 Self-Respect 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Self-respect: standards and success 3.3 Self-respect and the Stepford Wives 3.4 Rawlsian self-respect
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4 Reasoning about Justice 4.1 Introduction 4.2
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