Does Value Pluralism Entail Liberalism?
Robert B. Talisse
Vanderbilt University
August 2007
Abstract:
Isaiah Berlin repeatedly attempted to derive liberalism from value pluralism. It is generally agreed that Berlin's arguments fail; however, neo-Berlinians have taken up the project of securing the entailment. This paper begins with an account of why the Berlinian project seems attractive to contemporary theorists. I then examine Berlin's argument. With this background in place, I criticize William Galston's recent attempts to rescue the Berlinian project.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 13
Keywords: Value Pluralism, Liberalism, Isaiah Berlin, William Galston
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Talisse, Robert B. , Does Value Pluralism Entail Liberalism? (August 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1005651 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1005651
