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Couto Alexandra <1978-> |
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Liberal perfectionism : the reasons that goodness gives / / Alexandra Couto |
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Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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3-11-033526-3 |
3-11-033695-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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Practical philosophy, , 2197-9243 ; ; volume 19 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liberalism - Philosophy |
Perfection |
Social justice |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Perfectionism: Some Basic Distinctions -- 2. Perfectionist Goods -- 3. Ethical Perfectionism: Distinctions and Objections -- 4. The Reasons that Goodness Gives -- 5. The Consistency Argument -- 6. The Location of Unfairness -- 7. Conclusion -- Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Much of the recent literature on political perfectionism has focused on dealing with objections to this view. This book adopts a different approach: It attempts to highlight the intuitive appeal of liberal perfectionism by presenting a positive prima facie argument in its favour. The book starts by clarifying the relation between political perfectionism - a conception of politics - and prudential perfectionism and ethical perfectionism - a conception of the good life, and a type of ethical theory. It is crucial to start by selecting a plausible form of ethical perfectionism, as it makes an important difference to the plausibility of the political conception based upon it. Once appropriate distinctions are drawn and a plausible form of liberal perfectionism is endorsed, many of the standard objections to perfectionism are shown to fail to reach their target. Different arguments in favour of liberal |
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