Political Neutrality A Re-evaluation

The topic of neutrality on the good is linked rather closely to the ideal of political liberalism as formulated by John Rawls. Here internationally renowned authors, in several cases among the most prominent names to be found in contemporary political the

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Political Neutrality

10.1057/9781137319203 - Political Neutrality, Edited by Roberto Merrill and Daniel Weinstock

10.1057/9781137319203 - Political Neutrality, Edited by Roberto Merrill and Daniel Weinstock

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Political Neutrality A Re-evaluation

Roberto Merrill University of Minho, Portugal and

Daniel Weinstock McGill University, Canada

10.1057/9781137319203 - Political Neutrality, Edited by Roberto Merrill and Daniel Weinstock

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Notes on Contributors

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Introduction Roberto Merrill

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Part I

General Approaches

1 Neutrality and Political Liberalism Richard J. Arneson

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2 The Possibility and Desirability of Neutrality Peter de Marneffe

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3 Perfectionist Neutrality Steven Wall

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4 Expressive Neutrality