Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
The Liberal Democratic Paradigm
Preliminaries I: Method
Preliminaries II: Moral Theory and Political Philosophy
Structure of the Book
Notes on Further Reading
2. Social Philosophy and the Road to the Political
What is Social Philosophy?
A Selection of Issues in Social Philosophy
From Social Criticism to Political Philosophy
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
Part I. Basic Issues Within the Liberal Paradigm
3. The Problem of Political Authority
The Social Contract Tradition
Hobbes¿s Social Contract: Mechanism, Egoism, and Rationality
Locke: Reason, Morality, and Freedom
Lessons from Rousseau and Kant
From Consent to Legitimacy
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
4. Distributive Justice
Distributive Justice and Equality
Libertarianism
Utilitarian Approaches to Economic Justice
Rawlsian Distributive Justice
Varieties of Egalitarianism
From Equality to the Welfare State
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
5. Toleration, Pluralism, and the Foundations of Liberalism
The Canons of Liberalism
The Perfectionist Challenge
Utilitarian Liberalism: Perfectionism in Disguise?
The Response of Political Liberalism
Liberalism, Public Discourse, and Democracy
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
Part II. Critique of the Liberal Paradigm: Challenges and Departures
6. Conservatism, Communitarianism, and The Social Conception of the Self
Conservatism
Communitarianism
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
7. Race and the Politics of Identity
Ideal Theory and Ongoing Injustice
Critical Race Theory
What is Racism, What is Race?
Racism and The Structure of Liberalism
Liberalism, Freedom and Culture
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
8. Feminism, Gender and Sexuality
Feminism
Sexuality and Gender Identity
Identity, Injustice, and Democracy
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
9. Marxism and Radical Critique
The Legacy of Marx and Marxism
Post-Modern Departures
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
10. Beyond the Nation State
Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism
Human Rights
Global Justice Generally
Injustice and Borders: Immigration
Chapter Summary
Case to Consider
Notes on Further Reading
Epilogue: The Hope of Liberalism?
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