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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"conceptions of the good"”.
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Autonomy and neutrality in liberal political thought
A central tenet of liberal political philosophy is the claim that the role of the state is to remain neutral among citizens’ varying conceptions of the good life. In addition to this tenet, some liberals hold the view that we ought to define freedom as individual autonomy. Moreover, such liberals …
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Should liberal states compel their citizens to adhere to liberal values? The failure of the UK and France to protect ethical independence and equal civic status in relation to freedom of education and other fundamental rights.
Abstract The central argument of my thesis is that a liberal state should adopt a ‘principle of restricted neutrality’, as defined below, when enacting laws, making administrative decisions or adjudicating upon disputes. Toleration and neutrality The concept of ‘toleration’, for beliefs which …
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Civic Education and Citizenship Education: A Qualitative Study of Secondary Social Studies Teachers' Understandings of the Concepts and Practices of Citizenship Education for Immigrant Students
<p>Citizenship education is the bedrock for the (re)making of future adult citizens in mono and multicultural democratic nations, and social studies is typically and optimally the premier discipline that primes students for engaged citizenry. Anti-immigrant sentiments towards fourth wave immigrants …
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The politics of cultural diversity : a survey in the liberal-communitarian debate
This thesis explores the politics of cultural diversity through a survey in the debate between liberal and communitarian thinkers. My aim is to show which side of the debate represents a more adequate position in relation to the politics of the existing cultural diversity in western liberal …
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Political philosophy and private property : an evaluation of four main types of theory concerning ownership and distribution of property in a just society
This thesis takes as its starting point the beliefs that government should be neutral between the conceptions of the good life of its citizens; that it should take as one of its foremost goals the maximization of their freedom, and with a tentative acceptance of the view that individuals have …
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Liberalism and the virtues
This thesis argues for a new understanding of liberal morality and its relationship to liberal justice. Traditionally, theorists of liberal democracy have relegated the liberal virtues---traits such as tolerance, reasonableness, and fairness---to a secondary role within the theory and practice of …
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From Alienation to Self-Realization: Pathologies of Late Modernity, Work, and the Successful Life
The “promise of modernity”—the capacity of individuals to lead successful lives comes under severe strain in late modernity. Adopting a formal “appropriative” model of alienated labour which is responsive to individuals’ own conceptions of the good, desires, goals, ground projects, and needs, I …
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HAYEK AND RAWLS : THE LIMIT OF STATE INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY
This thesis aims to compare the views of Hayek and Rawls on the question of the limit of proper state intervention in the economy. Their views are often thought to be totally different and hence incompatible. In comparing and contrasting their views, it is found that while it is true that Hayek and …