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Does Respect Require Antiperfectionism? Gaus on Liberal Neutrality

Harvard Review of Philosophy, Forthcoming

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-15

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 15-45

16 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2015 Last revised: 22 Feb 2019

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Andrew Koppelman

Northwestern University School of Law

Date Written: September 11, 2015

Abstract

Gerald Gaus has developed the most sophisticated presentation of the antiperfectionist idea that official neutrality between contested conceptions of the good is demanded by mutual respect among citizens. However, other aspects of his own political theory -- in particular, his demonstration of the legitimacy of social coordination toward common ends -- inadvertently strengthen the case for perfectionism.

Keywords: Gerald Gaus, Perfectionism, Liberalism, Political Theory

JEL Classification: K10, K30

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Koppelman, Andrew M., Does Respect Require Antiperfectionism? Gaus on Liberal Neutrality (September 11, 2015). Harvard Review of Philosophy, Forthcoming, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-15, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 15-45, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2659649 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2659649

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