The Educational Autonomy of Perfectionist Religious Groups in a Liberal State
This Article draws upon, but reworks, John Rawls’ framework from Political Liberalism to determine the degree of educational autonomy that illiberal perfectionist religious groups ought to enjoy in a liberal state. I start by arguing that Rawls mistakenly concludes that political liberalism flatly c...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2012
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Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-44 |
Further subjects: | B
Rawls
Political Liberalism
political conception of the person
federalism
perfectionism
education
exit
Kymlicka
Sen
Waldron
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Summary: | This Article draws upon, but reworks, John Rawls’ framework from Political Liberalism to determine the degree of educational autonomy that illiberal perfectionist religious groups ought to enjoy in a liberal state. I start by arguing that Rawls mistakenly concludes that political liberalism flatly cannot accommodate Perfectionists, and that his misstep is attributable to two errors: (1) Rawls utilizes an overly restrictive “political conception of the person” in determining who participates in the original position, and (2) Rawls overlooks the possibility of a “federalist” basic political structure that can afford significant political autonomy to different groups within a single country. With these insights, I argue that some, though not all, religious Perfectionists are consistent with a stable liberal polity, and explain why foundational Rawlsian premises require that Perfectionists be accommodated to the extent possible. |
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ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
Contains: | In: Journal of law, religion and state
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/221248112X638154 |