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Can liberal perfectionism generate distinctive distributive principles?
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Mills, Christopher E. (2012) Can liberal perfectionism generate distinctive distributive principles? Philosophy and Public Issues, 2 (1). pp. 123-152. ISSN 1591-0660.
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Abstract
In his book Liberalism Without Perfection, Jonathan Quong challenges liberal perfectionists to show whether their favoured doctrine is capable of generating distinctive distributive principles whilst retaining a valid conception of personal responsibility. In this article I develop this challenge into a dilemma and show that liberal perfectionists can escape by illustrating how arguments for the value of personal autonomy may entail a specific and distinct treatment of choice and responsibility. I develop this claim into a sufficientarian approach to the promotion of autonomy as self-authorship. In doing so I show how differing conceptions of both autonomy and the person employed by liberal perfectionists and political liberals entail different distributive outcomes.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Liberalism -- Philosophy, Political science, Quong, Jonathan, 1977- -- Influence | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy and Public Issues | ||||||
Publisher: | Luiss University Press | ||||||
ISSN: | 1591-0660 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||||
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Volume: | 2 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 123-152 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 August 2017 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 August 2017 | ||||||
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