Perfectionism and Neutrality

Steven Wall is assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas State University. He is the author of Liberalism, Perfectionism, and Restraint. George Klosko is professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. His books include The Principle of Fairness and Political Obligation and Democratic Procedures and Liberal Consensus.

This collection of essays offers a balanced introduction to one of the central debates in contemporary liberal theory. Scholars will benefit from the original essays, and the intelligent selection of previously published work makes this volume attractive for graduate-level courses.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 IntroductionPart 3 Selections from Published WorksPart 4 NeutralityChapter 5 Selections from "Liberalism" in A Matter of PrincipleChapter 6 Selections from Social Justice in the Liberal StateChapter 7 Selections from Patterns of Moral ComplexityChapter 8 Selections from Liberal Virtues: CitizenshipChapter 9 Selections from Political LiberalismChapter 10 Selections from Equality and PartialityPart 11 PerfectionismChapter 12 Selectionis from Equality, Liberty, and PerfectionismChapter 13 Selections from The Moraity of FreedomChapter 14 Selections from PerfectionismPart 15 Original PapersChapter 16 Liberal Neutrality: A Compelling and Radical PrincipleChapter 17 Reasonable Rejection and Neutrality of JustificationChapter 18 Liberal Neutrality on the Good: An AutopsyChapter 19 Freedom of Expression in the Non-Neutral StateChapter 20 The Structure of Perfectionist TolerationChapter 21 Religion, Law, and Politics: Arenas of NeutralityChapter 22 Further Reading