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13Axel Honneth’s Ethical Theory of RecognitionInternational Studies in Philosophy 31 (1): 97-110. 1999.
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29Proceduralism and Justification in Habermas’s Discourse EthicsPhilosophy Today 46 (3): 300-311. 2002.I argue that Habermas's conception of moral justification cannot be proceduralist in the way he claims that it is if discourse ethics is to remain a version of Kantian ethics. This argument is supported by two claims. The first is that Habermas claims there are no substantive constraints on moral argument. The second is that discourse ethics requires the substantive constraint of moral respect where moral respect is understood to be a preprocedural norm to which all moral claims are accountable
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17"Review of" Understanding the Political Philosophers: From Ancient to Modern Times" (review)Essays in Philosophy 6 (1): 18. 2005.
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32Liberalism and the Polygamy QuestionSocial Philosophy Today 23 161-174. 2007.Part I of this paper examines liberal toleration and its relevance to the debate on polygamy. The remaining sections consider Marci Hamilton’s claim that polygamy should not be accommodated. Hamilton’s position rests on three kinds of arguments which I call: 1) the argument from public reason; 2) the argument from democracy; and 3) the argument from exploitation. Each of these fails: 1) fails because Hamilton’s conception of public reason is too restrictive; 2) fails because it rests on a proced…Read more
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2Jean Hampton, The Intrinsic Worth of Persons: Contractarianism in Moral and Political Philosophy Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 28 (2): 120-122. 2008.
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20Adam Smith’s Marketplace of Life (review)International Studies in Philosophy 37 (4): 155-156. 2005.
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35The politics of religious freedomPhilosophy and Social Criticism 43 (6): 551-570. 2017.The aim of this article is to consider the prospects of a liberal conception of religious freedom in some Muslim-majority states. Part I offers a brief sketch of three approaches to religious freedom that inform my view. Part II then presents a liberal framework for religious toleration that draws ideas from Rainer Forst’s Toleration in Conflict, as well as some perennial themes in classical liberal thought. I briefly examine three case studies in Part III: the Turkish Republic; the Arab Spring …Read more
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11Proceduralism and Justification in Habermas’s Discourse EthicsPhilosophy Today 46 (3): 300-312. 2002.
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1Larry Alexander, Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression? Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 26 (5): 313-315. 2006.
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Social and Political Philosophy |
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Philosophy of Law |
Social and Political Philosophy |