DOES THE IDEA OF GOD BELONG IN POLITICS?: A RESPONSE TO THE “POLITICAL LIBERALISM” OF JOHN RAWLS
This is a polemical essay providing an historical and cultural analysis of John Rawls’s political liberalism, and arguing that the “original position” in his philosophy is not only hypothetical, but also unrealistic by virtue of ignoring comprehensive religious and philosophical points of view. Rawl...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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CEEOL
2018
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Politikologija religije
Année: 2018, Volume: 12, Numéro: 2, Pages: 265-284 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Political Liberalism
B Fraternity B Politics B Christianity B Equality B Liberty B Rawls |
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Résumé: | This is a polemical essay providing an historical and cultural analysis of John Rawls’s political liberalism, and arguing that the “original position” in his philosophy is not only hypothetical, but also unrealistic by virtue of ignoring comprehensive religious and philosophical points of view. Rawls attempts to derive the ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity from a mere thought experiment withoutconsidering the foundational role of the Christian religion, which was instrumental in the birth and refinement of these ideas. |
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ISSN: | 1820-659X |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
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