| Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms: A Theory of Enlightened Localism Contributor(s): Gregg, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791457826 ISBN-13: 9780791457825 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Argues that social equity and legal justice are possible even in the absence of universal political norms. Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us. Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural meanings local rather than universal, social integration and democratic politics are still attainable goals. Gregg fashions a theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism--an "enlightened localism"--that adjudicates among competing normative commitments and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Law | Ethics & Professional Responsibility - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 303.372 |
| LCCN: 2002192959 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.38" W x 8.94" (0.65 lbs) 220 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Are social equity, political fairness, and legal justice possible within a liberal political order, even if norms are indeterminate? The modern world is distinguished by both its complexity and the absence of a single theory, principle, or tradition with the authority to constrain us. Coping in Politics with Indeterminate Norms demonstrates that while moral validity is relative rather than absolute, and cultural meanings local rather than universal, social integration and democratic politics are still attainable goals. Benjamin Gregg fashions a theory that combines proceduralism with pragmatism--an enlightened localism--that adjudicates among competing normative commitments and interpretations using local criteria in the absence of universal standards. The theory is applied to three empirical domains: social criticism, public policy, and law and morality. |
