CiNii 図書 - Impartiality in context : grounding justice in a pluralist world

In this book, Shane O'Neill argues that the theory of justice must take seriously two dimensions of pluralism in the modern world. While it must acknowledge the plurality of individual conceptions of the good that is characteristic of every modern society, it must also reckon with the plurality of historically unique, culturally specific, political societies. O'Neill offers a distinctive perspective on an extremely significant current debate about universalism and particularism in political philosophy. Justice, he maintains, must be understood both in terms of an impartial point of view that respects differing conceptions of the good and in relation to the particular contexts in which disputes about norms and principles arise. Liberals, most notably John Rawls, have tended to privilege the former aspect of justice, while communitarians, especially Michael Walzer, have stressed the latter. O'Neill shows how Habermas's discourse ethics can overcome the limitations of these alternatives by providing theoretical tools that allow us to ground impartiality in particular contexts. This position is developed through an exploration of the complementary roles of moral and ethical discourses and an application of the theory to the political conflict in Northern Ireland. This careful and detailed philosophical argument offers a valuable critical introduction to a range of important topics, including the communitarian critique of liberalism, feminist perspectives on justice, the interpretive turn in political philosophy, the theory of communicative action, the dynamics of a discursive democracy, and the politics of recognition.

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. John Rawls's Impartialism 1. The Isolation of the Political Social Justice and Impartiality Political Constructivism and the Idea of an Overlapping Consensus Justice as Political and the Charge of Atomism Neutrality and Its Limits Citizenship and the Public Sphere 2. The Feminist Challenge The Original Position and the Danger of Marginalization Justice in the Family Gender Blindness in Rawls's Theory Justice, Care, and Solidarity Impartiality and Difference Part II. Michael Walzer's Contextualism 3. Hermeneutics and Justice Complex Equality Justice without Procedures Interpretation and Connected Criticism Rival Interpretations The Dialogue of Justice 4. The Limits of Walzer's Immanent Critique Social Power, Moral Universalism, and the Impartialist Project Immanent Critique and Ideology Hermeneutics and Critical Theory Extending the Universalist Moral Code Avoiding Partiality Part III. Jürgen Habermas's Discourse Ethics 5. The Priority of Communicative Action The Theoretical Roots of Discourse Ethics Philosophy and Rational Reconstruction Communicative and Strategic Action Illocutions, Perlocutions, and Communicative Action's Priority The Reproduction of the Lifeworld and Critical Social Theory 6. Discourse and Impartiality Discourse as Reflective Communicative Action Idealization and Rationality Arguing against Scepticism The Advantages of Dialogical Impartiality Part IV. Impartiality in Context 7. Morality and Ethical Life Habermas and the Contextualist Challenge The Scope of the Moral Domain Hermeneutics and Discourse Ethical Discourse and Cultural Differences An Impartialist Politics of Recognition 8. The Case of Northern Ireland Justice and Pluralism in Northern Ireland Toward a Constitutional Patriotism Discursive Legitimation and Northern Ireland's Constitution Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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