The Liberal Polity An Inquiry into the Logic of Civil Association [Hardcover]

This book introduces a radically different type of liberal political theory by severing liberal thought from all underlying moral foundations. It presents a liberalism that accommodates the differences of worldview and moral theory of the good in today's pluralist societies and also meets liberalism's historic commitment to diversity.Introduction A Prolegomenon To Political Thought A Politics of Principle Freedom and Toleration Toleration and Group Autonomy Stability, Legitimacy, and the Liberal Polity Justice, Fairness, and the Making of Civility Epilogue Notes IndexCRAIG L. CARR teaches Political Theory at the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, USA. He is the author of On Fairness, the editor of The Political Writings of Samuel Pufendorf, and has published numerous articles in the areas of moral and political philosophy, and constitutional and international law.