Republicanism, Perfectionism, and Neutrality

Lovett, Frank; Whitfield, Gregory

doi:10.1111/jopp.12067

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“…There is considerable scholarly disagreement about whether republican freedom is a distinctive concept (Skinner, 2009;Pettit, 1997Pettit, , 2012Lovett, 2016) or whether its concerns about domination can be encompassed by freedom understood as non-interference and thus best conceived of as a version of liberalism (Kramer, 2003(Kramer, , 2008Carter, 1999Carter, , 2008Patten, 1996). This discussion is interesting, but cannot be resolved here.…”

Section: Republican Freedommentioning

confidence: 94%

Human rights education—a republican perspective

Hansen

2022

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The concept of freedom is at the moral core of human rights and human rights education. In the liberal tradition, the prevalent understanding of freedom is non-interference. In the republican tradition, however, freedom is primarily conceived of as non-domination rather than non-interference. This article discusses whether the republican ideal of freedom is conducive to the ambition of human rights education to strengthen and develop respect for human rights, and to build and promote a culture of human rights. The article argues that a republican perspective, although challenging, is important, because it identifies central aspects of freedom that are vital to the fundamental standing of persons and to living a life in dignity, and because it emphasises active citizenship and civic virtue as important for realising freedom. It further argues that a republican perspective requires a multidisciplinary approach to human rights education.

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Section: Republican Freedommentioning

confidence: 94%

Human rights education—a republican perspective

Hansen

2022

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“…Other commentators have argued not just that republicanism must step away from neutrality to challenge liberalism, but that Pettit's neutrality cannot fit within the republican framework. The republican focus on protecting society against arbitrary power, Frank Lovett and Gregory Whitfield (2016, p. 127) argue, should involve measures such as compulsory voting, subsidies for political activities like running for office and political organizing, as well as education and other policies designed for inculcating “a patriotic love of republican institutions.” Republicanism, therefore, cannot be neutral, they argue. It is bound to give favorable treatment to some comprehensive doctrines.…”

Section: Comprehensive Republicanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Republicans will thus reject neutrality and instead promote a particular comprehensive doctrine so that republicanism applies comprehensively to how citizens lead their lives. I shall therefore refer to this nonliberal republicanism as “comprehensive republicanism,” which I contrast with Pettit's “liberal republicanism.” I also contrast comprehensive republicanism with an account of republicanism that gives some priority to certain conceptions of the good while remaining tolerant toward all conceptions (Lovett & Whitfield, 2016). This account also fails to break out of the liberal framework.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Republicanism as critique of liberalism

Moen

2022

The Southern J of Philosophy

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The revival of republicanism was meant to challenge the hegemony of liberalism in contemporary political theory on the grounds that liberals show insufficient concern with institutional protection against political misrule. This article challenges this view by showing how neorepublicanism, particularly on Philip Pettit's formulation, demands no greater institutional protection than does political liberalism. By identifying neutrality between conceptions of the good as the constraint on institutional requirements that forces neorepublicanism into the liberal framework, the article shows that neutrality is what neorepublicans must jettison to offer a tenable critique of liberalism. Only then can neorepublicans ensure greater protection against misrule by demanding that citizens participate more actively in politics. They can then also criticize liberalism for failing to appreciate the importance of such protection.

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“…T h e m a Una correzione liberale della concezione repubblicana Malgrado alcune importanti differenze siano già emerse, pare opportuno approfondire il confronto tra liberalismo e repubblicanesimo. L'intento è di comprendere meglio i caratteri salienti del repubblicanesimo, verificare la sua compatibilità con il vincolo liberale della neutralità dello Stato (Lovett & Whitfield, 2016) e in conclusione valutarne la legittimità come modello dell'educazione alla cittadinanza nella scuola pubblica. Si tratta di una questione complessa, già soltanto per il fatto che i giudizi sul rapporto tra le due dottrine politiche non sono concordi.…”

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La legittimità dell’educazione alla cittadinanza. Questioni filosofiche

Ostinelli

2020

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Recentemente il compito educativo della scuola pubblica è stato ripetutamente oggetto di contestazione. Pure l’educazione alla cittadinanza non è stata risparmiata dalle critiche e la sua legittimità è stata messa in discussione. L’articolo discute il problema della legittimità dell’educazione alla cittadinanza nella scuola pubblica, precisando il significato del principio di neutralità e proponendone un’interpretazione ristretta.Su questa base l’articolo esamina quattro modelli filosofici dell’educazione alla cittadinanza (comunitarismo, umanesimo civico, liberalismo, repubblicanesimo). L’esito di questo esame è che il modello repubblicano dell’educazione alla cittadinanza risulta il più adeguato; esso necessita tuttavia di una correzione liberale. La soluzione proposta di un repubblicanesimo liberale è esemplificata con un esame critico del dovere di comportamento civile (duty of civility).

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Republicanism, Perfectionism, and Neutrality

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Human rights education—a republican perspective

Human rights education—a republican perspective

Republicanism as critique of liberalism

La legittimità dell’educazione alla cittadinanza. Questioni filosofiche

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