The Liberal Polity

An Inquiry into the Logic of Civil Association

By: C. Carr

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Hardcover | 20 February 2007 | Edition Number 1

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This work introduces and defends a radically different type of liberal political theory by severing liberal thought from all underlying moral foundations. Its aim is to present a type of liberalism capable of accommodating the richly diverse differences of worldview and moral theory of the good present in today's pluralist societies. By constructing liberalism as a purely political doctrine, the author develops a theory of toleration, and civil association more generally, capable of meeting liberalism's historic commitment to diversity. While the justification for such a liberalism must be made in prudential terms, rather than the more familiar moral terms used to support competing liberal theories, the liberalism developed here remains faithful to the liberal tradition by defending a theory of equal liberty as the primary political virtue of a just society.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The politics of the modern state	p. 2
Liberalism and the modern state	p. 6
Practical liberalism	p. 12
A Prolegomenon to Political Thought	p. 20
Political argument and the demands of audience	p. 24
Conflict, compromise, and the politics of interests	p. 33
Ideals, interests, and the politics of principle	p. 44
A Politics of Principle	p. 48
Manufacturing unity: Practical argument and social diversity	p. 48
The sociology of liberal politics	p. 56
Pluralism and political argument	p. 61
The liberal principle	p. 64
Prudence, persuasion, and practical argument	p. 68
Stability, civility, and the politics of principle	p. 79
Freedom and Toleration	p. 83
Toleration	p. 84
A schematic of liberal toleration	p. 91
Forbearance and non-interference	p. 98
Group recruitment and retention	p. 110
Conclusion	p. 116
Toleration and Group Autonomy	p. 118
Liberal toleration and bad moral faith	p. 119
Hatred, prejudice, and bigotry	p. 128
Toleration and the practice of private discrimination	p. 137
Toleration, social stability, and civic education	p. 146
Conclusion: The price of toleration	p. 157
Stability, Legitimacy, and the Liberal Polity	p. 159
The theory and practice of political stability	p. 160
The theory and practice of prudential argument	p. 164
The pursuit of political legitimacy	p. 175
Uncertainty, risk aversion, and choice	p. 180
Social dynamics in theory and practice	p. 186
Conclusion: Unstable stability	p. 189
Justice, Fairness, and the Making of Civility	p. 192
In the shadow of Hobbes	p. 194
Toward a theory of social justice	p. 200
Fairness, civility, and associational morality	p. 213
Goodness and justice in the liberal polity	p. 220
Conclusion	p. 225
Epilogue	p. 226
Notes	p. 230
Index	p. 249
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