Isaiah Berlin, Diversity Liberalism, and Education
| Autor: | Neil Burtonwood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | Educational Review. 55:323-331 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3397 0013-1911 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0013191032000145749 |
| Popis: | There are, according to William Galston (1995), two kinds of liberalism. The first favours individual autonomy and critical rationality, and regards choice-making as definitively human. The second prioritises the toleration of diverse (including illiberal) communities within the wider polity. According to diversity liberals the first, autonomy-promoting, version of liberalism is paradoxically illiberal in proscribing communities that value solidarity and a sense of belonging over individual autonomy. In his most recent book Galston (2002) identifies Isaiah Berlin's moral and political philosophy as foundational for his own diversity liberalism. Berlin, however, is a liberal whose work is permeated by a tension between his recognition of the importance of belonging to a community and his commitment to individual liberty. This article argues that a more balanced treatment of Berlin's philosophy is less helpful to diversity liberalism than Galston claims. This is especially evident when Galston makes his sup... |
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