Should a Decent Society Become Liberal?
In a particular view, John Rawls' theory has two components. First is "Political Liberalism" which applies to western societies that over the past centuries have established a democratic structure and adhere to the rule of law. However, this theory is not a "comprehensive concept...
| Published in: | Implicit religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2018]
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| In: |
Implicit religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Rawls, John 1921-2002, Political liberalism
/ Liberalism
/ Rawls, John 1921-2002, The law of peoples
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBL Near East and North Africa ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Iran
B Western Society B Rawls, John, 1921-2002 B The Law of Peoples B Decent societies B Rule of law B Rawls B Liberalism |
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| Summary: | In a particular view, John Rawls' theory has two components. First is "Political Liberalism" which applies to western societies that over the past centuries have established a democratic structure and adhere to the rule of law. However, this theory is not a "comprehensive conception" and not for every society, but it is associated with them in the second component of Rawls' theory. This is presented in The Law of Peoples. In this book Rawls elaborates his theory regarding societies which lack a democratic heritage, yet are regarded as "Decent Societies" and have the potential to become liberal societies. In his view, by accepting a non-liberal societies into the Society of People, the non-liberal society will be encouraged to become liberal. In this article we consider the theory proposed in The Law of Peoples with reference to Iranian society. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.32605 |