A Contribution to a Politico-Liberal Model of Judgment

• Authors: Lisowska Urszula
• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper intends to initiate a discussion on the politico-liberal concept of judgment. It is argued that whilst political liberalism (PL) – presented as an account of political objectivity – already appeals to judgment, this conception is an unsatisfactory one. This critical assessment is supported by the juxtaposition of PL with an Arendtian understanding of political objectivity which offers a more robust account of judgment. In the conclusion, the possibility of applying the Arendtian solution to PL is outlined.

Keywords

EN

political liberalism; political objectivity; judgment; John Rawls; Martha Nussbaum; Hannah Arendt; Linda M.G. Zerilli

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Diametros
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 62
• Pages: 2-17

Dates

published

2019-11

Contributors

author

Lisowska Urszula

• The University of Wrocław

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33392/diam.1255

ISSN

ISSN 1733-5566