Will this be understandable to a layperson who is educated but not in philosophyspeak? Josie Evans
From: [email protected] Subject: SydPhil Digest, Vol 90, Issue 7 To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:00:05 +1000 Send SydPhil mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.arts.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sydphil or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SydPhil digest..." --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:03:16 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] PG WIP: Ben Cross USyd Philosophy Postgraduate Work-in-Progress Seminar Ben Cross: 'Political Liberalism, Reasonableness and the Charge of Circularity' Monday, September 12, 3:30-5:00pm, Main Quad, Room S227 (University of Sydney) ABSTRACT: One of the most common criticisms levelled at political liberalism by its contemporary critics is the charge of circularity. At the heart of its justificatory strategy, political liberalism relies on a rather conspicuous notion of reasonableness which is used as a springboard for a theory of legitimacy that is substantively liberal in character. These substantive political judgments, according to this line of criticism, are arrived at precisely because they are actually embedded in the concept of reasonableness that is treated by political liberals as axiomatic, as opposed to standing in need of further justification. Hence, political liberalism is accused of ‘begging the question’, in virtue of its utilisation of circular arguments that allow for an essentially unjustified rejection of opposing viewpoints. In this paper, I will argue (with some reservations) that the foundations of political liberalism in the form articulated by John Rawls are largely faithful to its normative aim of achieving a high level of inclusivity with regard to conflicting moral and political viewpoints. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you would like to present or require further information, please contact Nick Malpas at [email protected]. The format is 30 minutes for presentations followed by 1 hour of discussion. Since the primary aim of this seminar is to generate discussion, presentations need not be particularly polished or formal.
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