Filozofija i drustvo 2014 Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages: 12-34
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1401012L
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Public reason and perfectionism: Comments on Quong’s liberalism without perfection
Lister Andrew (Queens University, Department of Political Studies, Belfast, UK)
Liberalism Without Perfection elaborates a generally Rawlsian conception of
public justification in order to defend antiperfectionist liberalism. This
critical response raises questions about the link between the two parts of
the project. On the hand, it is possible to reject that demand that reasons
for political decisions pass a qualified acceptability requirement even if
one is strictly opposed to paternalism. On the other hand, the commitment to
public justifiability does not rule out all perfectionism, if there are some
claims about the good that are not reasonably rejectable.
Keywords: liberalism, political liberalism, public reason, public justification, neutrality, perfectionism