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The theoretical foundations of liberalism

Stephen Mulhall
- 01 Nov 1987 - 
- Vol. 28, Iss: 02, pp 269-295
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In the present decade, however, the challenge to Rawlsian liberalism has taken on a new guise as discussed by the authors, one which it is the purpose of this paper to explore and explore.
Abstract
The publication of John Rawls' A Theory of Justice in 1972 inaugurated a new era in Anglo-American political theory by providing a sophisticated and complex paradigm of liberal political diagnosis of and prescription for contemporary society; it resulted in a flood of detailed analyses and discussions of Rawls' proposals in the large and in the small, and also brought forth (in the form of Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State and Utopia) a counterblast from the libertarian Right which was of commensurate scope and vigour. In the present decade, however, the challenge to Rawlsian liberalism has taken on a new guise—one which it is the purpose of this paper to explore.

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The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

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Algorithmic regulation: A critical interrogation

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What Is Liberalism

TL;DR: The authors argue that the scope of the liberal tradition is limited by the fact that it is defined as the sum of the arguments that have been classified as liberal, and recognised as such by other self-proclaimed liberals, over time and space.
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Bernard Williams and the possibility of a realist political theory

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the prospects for developing a realist political theory via an analysis of the work of Bernard Williams and present a theory of political realism based on Williams's theory of realism.
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Survey Article: The Legitimacy Deficits of the European Union*

TL;DR: The legitimacy of the European Union has become a popular academic and political issue, stimulating debate about alleged symptoms, diagnosis, and prescriptions as mentioned in this paper, and a taxonomy of concepts of legitimacy, institutional mechanisms of legitimacy and objects of legitimacy.
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Liberalism and the Limits of Justice

TL;DR: Sandel as mentioned in this paper locates modern liberalism in the tradition of Kant, and focuses on its most influential recent expression in the work of John Rawls, tracing the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allows.
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Spheres of Justice

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Liberalism and the Limits of Justice.

Norman S. Care, +1 more
- 01 Sep 1985 -