Political Liberalism
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Political Liberalism is a major work of political philosophy by John Rawls that revises and extends his theory of justice to explain how a stable, fair society can exist amid deep moral and religious pluralism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Political Liberalism canonical | 7 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Liberalism Context triple: [John Rawls, notableWork, Political Liberalism]
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A.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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B.
New Liberalism
New Liberalism was an early 20th-century British political philosophy within the Liberal Party that emphasized social welfare, state intervention, and economic reforms to address poverty and inequality.
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C.
Democracy and Social Ethics
Democracy and Social Ethics is a 1902 book by social reformer Jane Addams that explores the ethical foundations of democracy through analyses of social problems such as poverty, labor, and urban life.
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D.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
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E.
American liberalism
American liberalism is a political ideology that emphasizes an active government role in promoting social welfare, economic regulation, and civil rights within a capitalist democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Liberalism Target entity description: Political Liberalism is a major work of political philosophy by John Rawls that revises and extends his theory of justice to explain how a stable, fair society can exist amid deep moral and religious pluralism.
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A.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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B.
New Liberalism
New Liberalism was an early 20th-century British political philosophy within the Liberal Party that emphasized social welfare, state intervention, and economic reforms to address poverty and inequality.
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C.
Democracy and Social Ethics
Democracy and Social Ethics is a 1902 book by social reformer Jane Addams that explores the ethical foundations of democracy through analyses of social problems such as poverty, labor, and urban life.
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D.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
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E.
American liberalism
American liberalism is a political ideology that emphasizes an active government role in promoting social welfare, economic regulation, and civil rights within a capitalist democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
the fact of reasonable pluralism
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the idea of legitimacy in a democratic society ⓘ the problem of moral and religious pluralism ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | how a stable and just society is possible under conditions of deep moral and religious pluralism ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
a conception of justice for a constitutional democracy should be political not metaphysical
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legitimacy in a pluralist society requires principles that can be endorsed by reasonable citizens with diverse comprehensive doctrines ⓘ |
| author | John Rawls ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
overlapping consensus
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political conception of justice ⓘ public reason ⓘ reasonable pluralism ⓘ the rational ⓘ the reasonable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distinguishesBetween |
political values and comprehensive doctrines
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the reasonable and the rational ⓘ |
| expandedEditionPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | stability for the right reasons ⓘ |
| follows | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | expanded edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
contemporary political philosophy
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debates on liberal neutrality ⓘ theory of constitutional democracy ⓘ theory of public reason ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
A Theory of Justice
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liberal constitutionalism ⓘ social contract tradition ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
overlapping consensus as a basis for stability in a pluralist society
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public reason as a standard for political justification in a constitutional democracy ⓘ |
| isRevisionOf | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional democracy
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justice ⓘ liberalism ⓘ overlapping consensus ⓘ pluralism ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ public reason ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
contractarianism
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liberalism ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia University Press ⓘ |
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