
Liberal Legitimacy
The justification of political power in the work of John Rawls
Fabian Wenner(Author)
Nomos (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. August 2020
Book
Hardback
223 pages
978-3-8487-6867-7 (ISBN)
Description
The justification of political power is a prerequisite for its legitimacy. The book systematizes the manifestations of this liberal intuition and, with reference to John Rawls, develops the idea of generating legitimacy through public justification. On the one hand, it defends political liberalism as a theory of legitimacy suitable for pluralistic societies that helps to realize the normative potentials inherent in democratic institutions. On the other hand, it explores its boundaries, arguing that public justification does not address all citizens equally: the defenders of liberal legitimacy must be aware of the limited scope of their justificatory resources.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baden-Baden
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 22.7 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8487-6867-7 (9783848768677)
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