RT Article
T1 Self-restraint and the Principle of Consent: Some considerations of the Liberal Conception of Political Legitmacy
JF Ethical theory and moral practice
VO 3
IS 1
SP 77
OP 92
A1 Grotefeld, Stefan 1965-
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2000
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785691627
AB This article discusses the legitimacy argument on which many liberals ground their demand for restraining the use of religious convictions in processes of political deliberation and decision making. According to this argument the exercise of political power can only be justified by 'neutral' grounds, i.e. grounds that are able to find reciprocal, hypothetical consent. The author argues that this understanding of political legitimacy is not distinctive of the liberal tradition. His thesis is that reciprocal, hypothetical consent is not sufficient and only in a certain, restricted sense necessary for justifying the use of political power.
K1 Self-restraint
K1 Religious Convictions
K1 public deliberation
K1 Neutrality
K1 Legitimacy
K1 Liberalism
K1 Consent
DO 10.1023/A:1009940722083