Self-restraint and the Principle of Consent: Some considerations of the Liberal Conception of Political Legitmacy
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...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2000
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2000, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-92 |
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Consent
B Neutrality B Legitimacy B Self-restraint B public deliberation B Religious Convictions B Liberalism |
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