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政治自由主义 = Political liberalism
01 Jan 2000-
About: The article was published on 2000-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1762 citations till now.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore an important concept in the work of the later Rawls, the idea of the reasonable, and conclude that this concept helps to bridge the gap between liberal theory and democratic practice.
Abstract: This paper aims to explore an important concept in the work of the later Rawls: the idea of the reasonable. While the concept has its roots in both Aristotle and Kant, Rawls develops a unique account of the reasonable in the light of his theory of political liberalism. The paper includes Rawlsian responses to the practical challenges of radical democrats on the one hand, and epistemological challenges to the reasonable on the other. It concludes that Rawls’s account of the reasonable helps to bridge the gap between liberal theory and democratic practice.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate the concern for human development in the present with that in the future, and explore the relationship between distributional equity, sustainable development, optimal growth, and pure time preference.
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...The idea that ``income'' is what can be spent while leaving the asset base intact is precisely the concept of sustainable income established by John Hicks (1946, p. 172) more than 50 years ago: The purpose of income calculations in practical a airs is to give people an indication of the amount which they can consume without impoverishing themselves....
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...It is easily seen why Repetto (1985) saw an analogy between the idea of sustainable development and the economic accountant's notion of what spendable income is....
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Abstract: Meaning is inscribed in the material/built environment and this article considers the materiality of change in urban Africa, focusing particularly on the kitchens of a group of first-generation pro...
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...(Superstitious and irrational beliefs do not belong to this field of reasonable disagreement, cf. John Rawls 1993, pp. 54ff.) At the same time there is also a need for institutional interaction, for instance between the judiciary and the political system, as well as between politics as power and…...
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TL;DR: The notion of deliberative democracy was coined by Bessette, who explicitly coined it to oppose the elitist or "aristocratic" interpretation of the American Constitution.
Abstract: roposed as a reformist and sometimes even as a radical political ideal,deliberative democracy begins with the critique of the standard practices ofliberal democracy. Although the idea can be traced to Dewey and Arendt andthen further back to Rousseau and even Aristotle, in its recent incarnation theterm stems from Joseph Bessette, who explicitly coined it to oppose the elitist or‘‘aristocratic’’ interpretation of the American Constitution.
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TL;DR: This article propose an anaysis of gender that is broad enough to house the full range of feminist concerns, those central to the old socialist-feminism as well as identity-based conceptions.
Abstract: In the course of the last 30 years, feminist theories of gender have shifted from quasi-Marxist, labor-centered conceptions to putatively ‘post-Marxist’ culture-and identity-based conceptions. Reflecting a broader political move from redistribution to recognition, this shift has been double edged. On the one hand, it has broadened feminist politics to encompass legitimate issues of representation, identity and difference. Yet, in the context of an ascendant neoliberalism, feminist struggles for recognition may be serving less to enrich struggles for redistribution than to displace the latter. Thus, instead of arriving at a broader, richer paradigm that could encompass both redistribution and recognition, feminists appear to have traded one truncated paradigm for another – a truncated economism for a truncated culturalism. This article aims to resist that trend. I propose an anaysis of gender that is broad enough to house the full range of feminist concerns, those central to the old socialist-feminism as w...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the suitability of the main normative political theories related to political liberalism, federalism and secession when they attempt to recognise and accommodate the national pluralism of plurinational democracies.
Abstract: catalaAquest article tracta sobre la idoneitat de les principals teories politiques normatives relacionades amb el liberalisme politic, el federalisme i la secessio quan intenten reconeixer i donar cabuda al pluralisme nacional en el marc de democracies plurinacionals. En primer lloc, despres de constatar el caracter normatiu parcial d’aquestes teories politiques, analitzo la relacio entre les teories democratiques liberals (pragmatiques, neutralistes, perfeccionistes i teories que defensen el pluralisme de valors) i les teories federals (monistes, pluralistes), cosa que indica un seguit de possibilitats i limitacions en contextos de pluralisme nacional. Tambe es posen de relleu les raons per subratllar la necessitat d’un “gir Hegelia” en aquestes teories (seccio 1). En segon lloc, despres d’esmentar les solucions institucionals classiques per trobar un encaix a les societats plurinacionals, s’analitza la idoneitat del federalisme i la secessio com a vies per aconseguir el reconeixement politic i l’assumpcio del pluralisme nacional, per mitja d’una serie de conclusions que son fruit de l’analisi de politiques comparades en federacions i processos secessionistes (seccions 2 i 3). EnglishThis article deals with the suitability of the main normative political theories related to political liberalism, federalism and secession when they attempt to recognise and accommodate the national pluralism of plurinational democracies. Firstly, after considering the partial normative character of political theories, I analyse the relationship between liberal democratic theories (pragmatic, neutralists, perfectionists and value pluralists) and federal theories (monists, pluralists), pointing out a number of possibilities and shortcomings they display in contexts of national pluralism. The reasons for stressing the need for a ‘Hegelian turn’ in these theories is also highlighted (section 1). Secondly, after mentioning the classical institutional solutions for accommodating plurinational societies, I analyse the suitability of federalism and secession for achieving the political recognition and constitutional accommodation of national pluralism by means of a number of conclusions drawn from analyses of comparative politics in federations and secession processes (sections 2 and 3).
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TL;DR: The authors argue that the very assumptions underpinning the so-called "duty of civility" should lead one not to affirm the duty but to reject it, arguing that the values of reciprocity and political autonomy, and the burdens of judgment rule it out.
Abstract: In this article, I show that the assumptions underpinning John Rawls's so-called “duty of civility” ought to lead one not to affirm the duty but to reject it I will begin by setting out in its essentials the content and rationale of the “duty of civility,” which lies at the heart of Rawls's ideal of public reason Secondly, I will argue that the very premises allegedly underpinning the duty of civility—namely, the values of reciprocity and political autonomy, and the burdens of judgment—in fact rule it out Thirdly, I will suggest that if my argument against the duty of civility is correct, then one recent attempt to salvage political liberalism and reasonableness from the charge of incoherence fails Finally, I draw some challenging lessons from our discussion for political liberalism and the liberal tradition as a whole
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TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that problems with postmodernism's concept of power, its abandonment of the possibility of truth, the manner in which it erases the distinction between subject and author, fact and fiction, and its objection to the role of the expert in the conduct of any cultural event make the theory a doubtful candidate for the protagonist or hero in educational administration's various theoretical and practical dramas.
Abstract: This paper questions the plausibility of using the ‘high theory’ of postmodern thought to construct a complete and lucid theory of educational administration. It is argued that problems with postmodernism's concept of power, its abandonment of the possibility of ‘truth’, the manner in which it erases the distinction between subject and author, fact and fiction, and its objection to the role of the expert in the conduct of any cultural event make the theory a doubtful candidate for the role of protagonist or hero in educational administration's various theoretical and practical dramas. In addition the paper describes a pragmatic version of administrative theory that is quite adequate for the demands of both theory and practice, and suggests that there is no reason to conclude that technical versions of administrative theory must be socially and culturally unconscious in a way that ‘high theory’ is not. An account is given also of ‘local theory’, which is characterized as an assemblage of templates and reci...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors clarify the apparent antithesis between the fundamental private autonomy of the contractual parties and the right of a party not to be discriminated against and found discriminated against.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to clarify the apparent antithesis between the fundamental private autonomy of the contractual parties and the right of a party not to be discriminated against and found ...
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TL;DR: In Malaysia, religious expression has always been monitored by the government in order to protect the racial harmony in multiracial-multicultural society in Malaysia as discussed by the authors, which can clearly be seen in practice in certain issues such as religious expression in the press, blasphemy, religious authority, inter-faith commission, and dress codes.
Abstract: There are always debates about the role of religion in the today's modern world and how does it respond to the issues like freedom of religious, religious expression and hate speech, inter-faith dialogues, and war on terror led by the United States. Cultural sensitivities, especially concerning race and religion, are the main obstacles to the implementation of religious freedom in Malaysia. Great care is taken not to impinge on the religious sensitivities of various groups. Given the fact that Islam is the official religion, care is taken not to publish articles that cast a slur, intended or otherwise, on the religion or its adherents. All the media, including those operated by the opposition, follow this policy. Malays, by constitutional definition, are Muslims and with the inclusion of some aspects of Chinese, Indian, and tribal culture, and no media can carry articles that question the faith or ridicule it. Thus, religious expression has always been monitored by the government in order to protect the racial harmony in multiracial-multicultural society in Malaysia. This protection is covered in the constitution and it can clearly be seen in practice in certain issues such as religious expression in the press, blasphemy, religious authority, inter-faith commission, and dress codes. This paper will look into some important issues and explain how has the issue of religious expression been tackled by the government and society? Can religious expression harming the society? What is allowed and disallowed? All these questions will be answered in this paper in explaining the practice of religious expression in Malaysia.
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