Year: 2022
Author: Somek, Alexander
Der Staat, Vol. 61 (2022), Iss. 3 : pp. 433–460
Abstract
The Specter of Unreason
On the Difficulties of Being Liberal
How is a liberal society to deal with what is perceived, by most, as the unreasonableness of some? The classical liberal response of disenfranchisement can no longer persuade. But this this mean that, explicitly antiliberal opposition aside, that all apparently nonsensical ideas have to be treated with respect and counted as elements of our reasonable disagreements? It is argued that they should, indeed, be given the benefit of the doubt, even if it cannot be ruled out that ostentatious demonstrations of unreasonableness are merely opposition to liberal democracy in disguise.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/staa.61.3.433
Der Staat, Vol. 61 (2022), Iss. 3 : pp. 433–460
Published online: 2022-07
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 28