Ideas from 'Community' by Will Kymlicka [1993], by Theme Structure
[found in 'A Companion to Contemporary Political Phil' (ed/tr Goodin,R.E/Pettit,Philip) [Blackwell 1995,0-631-19951-9]].
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty
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Liberal state legitimacy is based on a belief in justice, not in some conception of the good life
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
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Liberals say state intervention in culture restricts people's autonomy
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / e. Liberal community
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Modern liberals see a community as simply a society which respects freedom and equality
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
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Community can focus on class or citizenship or ethnicity or culture
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism
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Feminism has shown that social roles are far from fixed (as communitarians tend to see them)
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Communitarianism struggles with excluded marginalised groups
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Participation aids the quest for the good life, but why should that be a state activity?
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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Communitarians see justice as primarily a community matter, rather than a principle
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Justice resolves conflicts, but may also provoke them
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