%0 Journal Article
%T Can Value-Pluralism Be Compatible with Perfectionism? An Assessment of J. Raz¡¯s Liberal Effort to Combine Them
%A Leonidas Makris
%J Open Journal of Political Science
%P 67-87
%@ 2164-0513
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojps.2023.131005
%X <span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">Raz¡¯s robust perfectionist
arguments follow a logical sequence permeating not only his overall liberal
stance but also his position on value-pluralism. By situating a comprehensive
understanding of value-pluralism and by highlighting its divergence from
relativism and the prevalent in liberal theory </span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">¡°</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">neutralist strand</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">¡±</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">, the present text aims to reinforce the
coherency of perfectionist arguments and their compatibility with liberalism.
Notwithstanding the noted imperfections of Raz¡¯s incommensurability, the
current article¡¯s exposition of his liberal thought as following a logical
sequence to convey its perfectionism implicitly answers to neutralists
construing the latter as simply lumping heterogeneous elements from diverse
traditions. Raz¡¯s present interpretation, enriching where necessary his arguments
in order to support a complex notion of value-pluralism, could ideally
contribute to the strengthening of the currently marginal and underrated
expression of liberalism in perfectionist terms.</span>
%K Liberalism
%K Perfectionism
%K Raz Joseph
%K Value-Pluralism
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122621