Justificatory liberalism
Subtitle: an essay on epistemology and political theory
By: Gerald F. Gaus.
Series: Oxford political theory
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Liberalism; Social contract; Justification (Theory of knowledge)
Description: Drawing on current work in epistemology and cognitive psychology, this treatise develops a theory of personally justified belief. Building on this, it then advances an account of public justification that is more normative and less "populist" than the views of political liberals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.