Epistemic liberalism: a defence

TY - BOOK

T1 - Epistemic liberalism

T2 - a defence

AU - Tebble, Adam James

PY - 2016/1/7

Y1 - 2016/1/7

N2 - In the wake of what has come to be called the ‘cultural turn’, it is often asked how the state should respond to the different and sometimes conflicting justice claims made by its citizens and what, ultimately, is the purpose of justice in culturally diverse societies.Building upon the work of a diversity of theorists, this book demonstrates that there is a distinct ‘epistemic’ tradition of liberalism that can be used to critique contemporary responses to cultural diversity and their underlying principles of justice. It critically examines multicultural, nationalist and liberal egalitarian approaches and argues that an epistemic account of liberalism, that emphasises social complexity rather than cultural diversity or homogeneity, is the most appropriate response to the question of justice in modern culturally diverse societies.Epistemic Liberalism will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary political theory and philosophy, liberal political theory and the politics of culture and identity.

AB - In the wake of what has come to be called the ‘cultural turn’, it is often asked how the state should respond to the different and sometimes conflicting justice claims made by its citizens and what, ultimately, is the purpose of justice in culturally diverse societies.Building upon the work of a diversity of theorists, this book demonstrates that there is a distinct ‘epistemic’ tradition of liberalism that can be used to critique contemporary responses to cultural diversity and their underlying principles of justice. It critically examines multicultural, nationalist and liberal egalitarian approaches and argues that an epistemic account of liberalism, that emphasises social complexity rather than cultural diversity or homogeneity, is the most appropriate response to the question of justice in modern culturally diverse societies.Epistemic Liberalism will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary political theory and philosophy, liberal political theory and the politics of culture and identity.

KW - Liberalism

KW - Theory of Knowledge

KW - Justice

KW - Political theory

KW - Political philosophy

KW - Multicultural society

KW - Cultural turn

UR - https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415591997

U2 - 10.4324/9781315651538

DO - 10.4324/9781315651538

M3 - Book

SN - 9780415591997

SN - 9781138298460

T3 - Routledge innovations in political theory

BT - Epistemic liberalism

PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

CY - London

ER -