The dialogue of justice : toward a self-reflective society /

People around the world are agitating for democracy and individual rights, but there is no consensus on a theory of liberal democracy that might guide them. What are the first principles of a just society? What political theory should shape public policy in such a society? In this book, James S. Fis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fishkin, James S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1992.
Subjects:
Justice.
Liberalism.
Social justice.
Free enterprise.
Social Justice
Libéralisme.
Justice sociale.
liberalism.
89.06 political philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Free enterprise
Justice
Liberalism
Social justice
Liberalismus
Selbstreflexion
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Rechtvaardigheid.
Sociale rechtvaardigheid.
Liberalisme.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. The Limits of Systematic Justice
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. The Problem of Value
  • 1.3. The Problem of Value Continued: Future Generations
  • 1.4. Structure: Problems of Progress
  • 1.5. Assignment: Conflicting Visions of Equal Opportunity
  • 1.6. Democracy and Progress
  • pt. 2. Strategies of Reconstruction
  • 2.1. Criteria for an Acceptable Theory
  • 2.2. Beyond Intuitionism
  • 2.3. Political Thought Experiments
  • 2.4. Category 1: The Quest for Consent
  • 2.5. Category 2: Realistic Hypotheticals
  • 2.6. Category 3: Impartial Decision Procedures
  • 2.7. More on Category 3: Preference, Utility, and the Good
  • pt. 3. The Ideal of a Self-Reflective Society
  • 3.1. Toward Reconstruction
  • 3.2. The Legitimacy Problem
  • 3.3. Legitimacy and Obligation
  • 3.4. Liberty of Political Culture
  • 3.5. The Conditions of Activist Liberty
  • 3.6. Representation Vouchers and Deliberative Opinion Polls
  • 3.7. Conclusion.

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