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Beyond Neutrality: Perfectionism and Politics

By George Sher

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
9780521570688, 9780511609169, 0521578248, 0521570689, 0511609167, 9780521578240
LCC
JA79 .S42 1997
Open Library ID
OL972365M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1556929 bytes)
Pages
268\265
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Many people, including many contemporary philosophers, believe that the state has no business trying to improve people's characters, or elevate their tastes, or prevent them from living degraded lives. They believe that governments should remain absolutely neutral when it comes to the consideration of competing conceptions of the good. One fundamental aim of George Sher's book is to show that this view is indefensible. A second complementary aim is to articulate a conception of the good that is worthy of promotion by the state.

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