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| '''''Social Justice in the Liberal State''''' <ref>{{cite book | '''''Social Justice in the Liberal State''''' <ref>{{cite book | ||
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| </ref> The book is an essay in political philosophy,<ref name="prel"/> a "new view" of the theoretical foundations of liberalism that will "challenge us to clarify our own implicit notions of liberal democracy." <ref>{{cite news |
</ref> The book is an essay in political philosophy,<ref name="prel"/> a "new view" of the theoretical foundations of liberalism that will "challenge us to clarify our own implicit notions of liberal democracy." <ref>{{cite news | ||
| |author = Book Review Desk | |author = Book Review Desk | ||
| |title = |
|title = Notable Books of the Year | ||
| |work = Late City Final Edition | |work = Late City Final Edition | ||
| |pages = 14, Column 1, Section 7 | |pages = 14, Column 1, Section 7 | ||
| |publisher = The New York Times | |publisher = The New York Times | ||
| |date = 30 November 1980 | |date = 30 November 1980 | ||
| |accessdate=2006-07-16 |
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| </ref> Ackerman addresses the positive case for a liberalism that glorifies neither the state bureaucracy nor the private market. References to the sphere of relations among states are few, but the breadth of the attack on the fundamental issues of man and society is impressive.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> Ackerman addresses the positive case for a liberalism that glorifies neither the state bureaucracy nor the private market. References to the sphere of relations among states are few, but the breadth of the attack on the fundamental issues of man and society is impressive.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| |title=Review: Social Justice in the Liberal State | |title=Review: Social Justice in the Liberal State | ||
| |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations | |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations | ||
| |accessdate=2006-07-16 |
|accessdate=2006-07-16 | ||
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| </ref> To Ackerman, liberalism is a kind of structured conversation in which verbal negotiation among those with differing visions of the good life is an alternative to the exercise of naked power.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> To Ackerman, liberalism is a kind of structured conversation in which verbal negotiation among those with differing visions of the good life is an alternative to the exercise of naked power.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| |author=Bull, Barry L. | |author=Bull, Barry L. | ||
| |year=1992 | |year=1992 | ||
| |title= The Creolization of Liberalism | |||
| |title=THE CREOLIZATION OF LIBERALISM | |||
| |publisher=College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |publisher=College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | ||
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| </ref> Ackerman has mounted a profound challenge to contract thinking. It works, crudely, on the idea that the premises of a course of contract reasoning can be manipulated so as to yield (more or less) any conclusion that the theorist has some antecedent interest in producing.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> Ackerman has mounted a profound challenge to contract thinking. It works, crudely, on the idea that the premises of a course of contract reasoning can be manipulated so as to yield (more or less) any conclusion that the theorist has some antecedent interest in producing.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| |title=Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract | |title=Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract | ||
| |author=D'Agostino, Fred | |author=D'Agostino, Fred | ||
| |publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University |
|publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University | ||
| |date=8 April 2003 | |date=8 April 2003 | ||
| |accessdate=2006-07-16 |
|accessdate=2006-07-16 | ||
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| </ref> The social contract is the contract which would be confirmed by the entire population, under ideal conditions, after perfect and complete consideration.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> The social contract is the contract which would be confirmed by the entire population, under ideal conditions, after perfect and complete consideration.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| |author=Treanor, Paul | |author=Treanor, Paul | ||
| |date=11 January 2003 | |date=11 January 2003 | ||
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| </ref> Ackerman has offered a suggestion for determining whether any persons among a genetically diverse group are genetically disadvantaged. His suggestion is that, to be genetically undominated, a person must possess a set of abilities that permit him to pursue some life purpose that some persons have, with as much facility as any other person is able to pursue that life purpose. And Ackerman asserts that every person has a right to be genetically undominated.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> Ackerman has offered a suggestion for determining whether any persons among a genetically diverse group are genetically disadvantaged. His suggestion is that, to be genetically undominated, a person must possess a set of abilities that permit him to pursue some life purpose that some persons have, with as much facility as any other person is able to pursue that life purpose. And Ackerman asserts that every person has a right to be genetically undominated.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| |publisher=Achenbaum, Wyneth; wealthandwant.com | |publisher=Achenbaum, Wyneth; wealthandwant.com | ||
| |date=18 March 1997 | |date=18 March 1997 | ||
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| </ref> The privatization of religious convictions is also strongly defended. Ackerman argues for a maximal separation doctrine in that religion does not have an appropriate place in the public realm of a liberal democracy.<ref>{{cite web | </ref> The privatization of religious convictions is also strongly defended. Ackerman argues for a maximal separation doctrine in that religion does not have an appropriate place in the public realm of a liberal democracy.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| <references/> | <references /> | ||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
| * at Yale University Press | * at Yale University Press | ||
| ;Related works | ;Related works | ||
| * at Universitetet i Oslos | * at Universitetet i Oslos | ||
| * at Washington University in St. Louis | * at Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| * at ] | * at ] | ||
| * at George Mason University | * at George Mason University | ||
| ;Scholastic inclusion | ;Scholastic inclusion | ||
| * at Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study | * at Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study | ||
| * at Lingnan University | * at Lingnan University | ||
| * at University of Aberdeen | * at University of Aberdeen | ||
| * at Colorado Christian University | * at Colorado Christian University | ||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Social Justice In The Liberal State}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Social Justice In The Liberal State}} | ||
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Social Justice in the Liberal State is a book written by Bruce A. Ackerman, recipient of the French Order of Merit, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of fifteen books that have had a broad influence in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy. The book is an essay in political philosophy, a "new view" of the theoretical foundations of liberalism that will "challenge us to clarify our own implicit notions of liberal democracy." Ackerman addresses the positive case for a liberalism that glorifies neither the state bureaucracy nor the private market. References to the sphere of relations among states are few, but the breadth of the attack on the fundamental issues of man and society is impressive. To Ackerman, liberalism is a kind of structured conversation in which verbal negotiation among those with differing visions of the good life is an alternative to the exercise of naked power. Ackerman has mounted a profound challenge to contract thinking. It works, crudely, on the idea that the premises of a course of contract reasoning can be manipulated so as to yield (more or less) any conclusion that the theorist has some antecedent interest in producing. The social contract is the contract which would be confirmed by the entire population, under ideal conditions, after perfect and complete consideration. Ackerman has offered a suggestion for determining whether any persons among a genetically diverse group are genetically disadvantaged. His suggestion is that, to be genetically undominated, a person must possess a set of abilities that permit him to pursue some life purpose that some persons have, with as much facility as any other person is able to pursue that life purpose. And Ackerman asserts that every person has a right to be genetically undominated. The privatization of religious convictions is also strongly defended. Ackerman argues for a maximal separation doctrine in that religion does not have an appropriate place in the public realm of a liberal democracy. The book also briefly suggests "responsive lotteries", prototypes of lottery voting as a way to decide issues, but leaves the question hanging in the air, inviting others to devote more serious thought to lottery voting.
See also
References
- Ackerman, Bruce A. (1980). Social justice in the liberal state. New Haven : Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-02439-8.
- ^ Office of Public Affairs (1 March 2004). "YALE News Release". Yale Law School.
- Yale Law School. "Faculty". Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Book Review Desk (30 November 1980). "Notable Books of the Year". Late City Final Edition. The New York Times. pp. 14, Column 1, Section 7.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Campbell, John C. (1981). "Review: Social Justice in the Liberal State". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Bull, Barry L. (1992). "The Creolization of Liberalism". College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- D'Agostino, Fred (8 April 2003). "Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Treanor, Paul (11 January 2003). "The politics of John Rawls". Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Tideman, Nicolaus (18 March 1997). "Peace, Justice, and Economic Reform". Achenbaum, Wyneth; wealthandwant.com. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Rieffer, Barbara Ann (2006). "Religion, Politics and Human Rights" (PDF). Human Rights & Human Welfare: An International Review of Books and Other Publications. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- ^ Amar, Akhil Reed (Jun 1984). "93 Yale L.J. 1283" (PDF). The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
- Amar, Akhil Reed (Mar 1984). "94 Colum. L. Rev. 457" (PDF). Directors of The Columbia Law Review Association. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
External links
- Social Justice in the Liberal State at Yale University Press
- Related works
- Citizenship: European and Global at Universitetet i Oslos
- Common schooling and educational choice at Washington University in St. Louis
- Just Health Care and the Two Solidarities at Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
- Religious Virtues, Religious Vices at George Mason University
- Scholastic inclusion
- Public Lectures Academic Year 2002/2003 at Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study
- SOC321 Social Justice at Lingnan University
- PH 3538 Social and Political Philosophy at University of Aberdeen
- Social Justice Resources at Colorado Christian University