The Moral Foundations of Liberal Neutrality

Gerald F. Gaus

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The Moral Foundations of Liberal Neutrality

Gerald F. Gaus

Philosophy

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Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	79-98
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9781405133210
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444310399.ch5
State	Published - Apr 27 2009

Keywords

Coercive nature of the state
Concept of neutrality
Conception of moral neutrality "liberal" - starts from quintessentially liberal conception of moral persons as free and equal, rational and reflective, agents
If liberal political neutrality is that demanding - is any law justified? do we end up with anarchism?
Implications of liberal political neutrality
Liberal moral neutrality - free and equal moral persons
Liberal political neutrality - critical or apologetic?
Liberal political neutrality - the non-coercion principle
Moral foundations of liberal neutrality
Morality as giving others reasons

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General Arts and Humanities

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