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29Against Convergence Liberalism: A Feminist CritiqueCanadian Journal of Philosophy 52 (6): 654-672. 2022.Convergence liberalism has emerged as a prominent interpretation of public reason liberalism. Yet, while its main rival in the public reason literature—the Rawlsian consensus account of public reason—has faced serious scrutiny regarding its ability to secure equal citizenship forallmembers of society, especially for members of historically subordinated groups, convergence liberalism has not. With this article, we hope to start a discussion about convergence liberalism and its (in)ability to addr…Read more
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A feminist defense of political liberalismIn Sarah Roberts-Cady & Jon Mandle (eds.), John Rawls: Debating the Major Questions, Oup Usa. 2020.
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37On Equal Citizenship and Public Reason : Reply to CriticsJournal of Applied Philosophy 37 (5): 881-894. 2020.In writing Equal Citizenship and Public Reason, we aimed to show that political liberalism is a feminist liberalism. To that end, we develop and defend a particular understanding of the commitments of political liberalism. Then, we argue that certain laws and policies are needed to protect and secure the interests of persons as free and equal citizens. We focus on the laws and policies that we think are necessary for gender justice. In particular, we apply our view to the contexts of prostitutio…Read more
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57Political liberalism and childrenPhilosophical Studies 175 (5): 1095-1112. 2018.In this article, I highlight some core ideas that are important for understanding the parent-child relationship within the framework of political liberalism. I stress that, although some ideal or conception of the family is part of most, if not all, comprehensive doctrines, for political liberals, the state’s interest in the family is as a social-political institution in which certain needs of persons as free and equal citizens are met. I discuss the main needs and interests of children and pare…Read more
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163Is Feminist Political Liberalism Possible?Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 5 (1): 121. 2010.Is a feminist political liberalism possible? Political liberalism’s regard for a wide range of comprehensive doctrines as reasonable makes some feminists skeptical of its ability to address sex inequality. Indeed, some feminists claim that political liberalism maintains its position as a political liberalism at the expense of securing substantive equality for women. We claim that political liberalism’s core commitments actually restrict all reasonable political conceptions of justice to those th…Read more
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2An inclusive contractualism: Obligations to the mentally disabledIn Kimberley Brownlee & Adam Cureton (eds.), Disability and Disadvantage, Oxford University Press. pp. 138--61. 2009.
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130Disability and JusticePhilosophy Compass 6 (2): 120-132. 2011.Historically, philosophers have had little to say about justice and disability. However, in recent years and in response to disability rights movements, philosophers have started to consider the claims to justice of persons with mental and physical impairments. Importantly, some have charged that without extensive revision, social contract accounts of justice – which enjoy immense popularity among political philosophers – cannot address the needs and interests of persons with disabilities. In th…Read more
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140Justice for the disabled: A contractualist approachJournal of Social Philosophy 40 (1): 17-36. 2009.No Abstract
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33Vallier, Kevin. Liberal Politics and Public Faith: Beyond Separation.New York: Routledge, 2014. Pp. 286. $145.00Ethics 127 (1): 315-319. 2016.
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42This book is a defense of political liberalism as a feminist liberalism. A novel and restrictive account of public reason is defended. Then it is argued that political liberalism's core commitments restrict reasonable conceptions of justice to those that secure genuine, substantive equality for women and other marginalized groups.
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58Two Conceptions of Justice as ReciprocitySocial Theory and Practice 40 (3): 409-432. 2014.Social cooperation based on reciprocity is the cornerstone of many theories of justice. However, what is central to social cooperation based on reciprocity? How does basing social cooperation on reciprocity structure and constrain theories of justice? In this paper, I consider what is central to reciprocity. I argue that the purpose of reciprocal exchange among persons is important for determining the appropriateness of reciprocal exchanges and that sustaining mutually advantageous relations is …Read more
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37Justice for the Disabled: A Contractualist ApproachJournal of Social Philosophy 40 (1): 17-36. 2009.
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32Virtue in Political Thought: On Civic Virtue in Political LiberalismIn Timpe Kevin & Boyd Craig (eds.), Virtues and Their Vices, Oxford University Press. pp. 415. 2013.
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136Political Liberalism, Marriage and the FamilyLaw and Philosophy 31 (2): 185-212. 2012.Can and should political liberals recognize and otherwise support legal marriage as a matter of basic justice? In this article, we offer a general account of how political liberals should evaluate the issue of whether the legal recognition of marriage is a matter of basic justice. And, we develop and examine some public reason arguments that, given the fundamental interests of citizens, could justify various forms of legal marriage in some contexts. In particular, in certain conditions, the reco…Read more
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121Feminism, religion, and shared reasons: A defense of exclusive public reasonLaw and Philosophy 28 (5). 2009.The idea of public reason is central to political liberalism's aim to provide an account of the possibility of a just and stable democratic society comprised of free and equal citizens who nonetheless are deeply divided over fundamental values. This commitment to the idea of public reason reflects the normative core of political liberalism which is rooted in the principle of democratic legitimacy and the idea of reciprocity among citizens. Yet both critics and defenders of political liberalism d…Read more
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