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1	The meaning of liberalism in Brazil Tosto, Milton January 2002 (has links) No description available. 320 Liberal political theory
2	Liberalism, political theory, and the rights of minority cultures : just how different are the 'politics of difference'? Parvin, Philip January 2001 (has links) Liberal political theory has come under increased criticism in recent years for its supposed inability to sufficiently 'accommodate' or 'recognise' cultural difference. Liberalism, it is said, is insufficiently attentive to the importance of group attachments, is rooted in a universalism which undermines the boundaries between cultures and is, therefore, unable to adequately resolve those political conflicts which arise out of the cultural, religious and ethnic diversity found in contemporary Western societies. The thesis examines these claims and argues that liberalism is more resistant to criticism than many non-liberals (and liberals) believe. The thesis argues that liberalism is a necessarily 'comprehensive' doctrine, committed to the principle of individual autonomy and that this places constraints upon what groups can and cannot be allowed to do in the name of cultural values. It therefore challenges those 'political liberals' who seek to isolate individual autonomy as valuable only in the political sphere, and those other liberals who argue that liberalism should not commit itself to autonomy at all. The thesis argues that these liberals fail to displace the importance of autonomy in liberalism, and that they cannot help but appeal to precisely this principle in order to reach the conclusions they do. The thesis extends this argument to those pluralists, difference-theorists and advocates of a politics of 'recognition', who seek to replace liberalism with a new form of politics altogether. It shows that these doctrines presuppose the ability of each and every individual to reflect upon their ends and to justify them to within particular constraints in the same way as liberalism. It argues therefore, that these antiliberal theorists are required to encourage and defend the autonomy of each and every individual within the polity in much the same way as liberals. Finally, the thesis questions the significance of 'culture' to liberal political theory and to normative theorising more generally. Most specifically, it questions the link between cultural membership and personal autonomy made by liberals like Will Kymlicka and Joseph Raz. It argues that 'culture' is insufficiently determined in the literature and that this severely weakens the argument for the 'affirmation' or 'protection' of cultural groups. The thesis argues that once we begin to examine the idea of 'culture' (as it is used in the literature) in detail, we soon realise that cultural membership is not a prerequisite of individual autonomy in the way that culturalist liberals believe. Having argued as much, the thesis claims that the liberal argument for affording 'group rights' to cultures is severely weakened, as are similar arguments advanced by advocates of a politics of difference, recognition, cultural recognition, or pluralism. 320 Liberal political theory
3	Mandatory detention for asylum seekers in Australia : an evaluation of liberal criticism Davies, Evan January 2007 (has links) This thesis evaluates the policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers maintained by successive Australian governments against several core liberal principles. These principles are derived from various accounts of liberal political thought and the major themes and criticisms inherent in the public debate over the policy. The justifications of the policy given by the Australian government and the criticisms enunciated by scholars, refugee advocates and non-government organisations with respect to the policy strongly correspond with the core liberal principles of fairness, protecting the rights of the individual, accountability and proportionality. The claims of the critics converge on a central point of contention: that the mandatory detention of asylum seekers violates core liberal principles. To ascertain the extent to which the claims of the critics can be supported, the thesis selectively draws on liberal political theory to provide a framework for the analysis of the policy against these liberal principles, a basis for inquiry largely neglected by contributors to the literature. This thesis argues that, on balance, the mandatory detention policy employed by successive Australian governments violates core liberal principles. The claims of the critics are weakened, but by no means discredited, by the importance of the government's maintenance of strong border control. In the main, however, criticisms made by opponents of the policy can be supported. This thesis contributes to the substantial body of literature on the mandatory detention policy by shedding light on how liberal principles may be applicable to the mandatory detention policy. Further, it aims to contribute to an enriched understanding of the Australian government's competence to detain asylum seekers. Asylum, Right of -- Australia Liberalism -- Moral and ethical aspects Detention of persons -- Australia Alien detention centers -- Australia Australia -- Emigration and immigration Detention Asylum seekers Liberal political theory
4	Two principles of justice in the philosophy of John Rawls and libertarian critique of Robert Nozick Syla, Driton 07 1900 (has links) No description available. La justice comme l’équité La distribution de la justice La théorie de la justice L’utilitarisme Le libertarisme Le libéralisme La théorie politique libérale Les principes de justice Les deux principes de justice Le principe d’utilité moyenne L’ordre lexical Le moins favorisé La règle de dichotomie La position initiale La voile d’ignorance Les principes pour les institutions La distribution des biens L’État L’idée du bien La moralité Les arguments positifs et négatifs La critique de Nozick des principes La durabilité des principes Justice as fairness Distribution of justice Theory of justice Utilitarianism Libertarianism Liberalism Liberal political theory Principles of justice Two principles of justice Principle of the average utility Lexical order Least advantaged Dichotomy rule Original position Veil of ignorance Principles for institutions Distribution of goods State Idea of good Morality Negative and positive arguments Nozick’s critiques of the principles Philosophy / Philosophie (UMI : 0422)

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