عنوان

The Educational Autonomy of Perfectionist Religious Groups in a Liberal State

شماره

LA116063

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

The Educational Autonomy of Perfectionist Religious Groups in a Liberal State

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Mark D. Rosen

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill | Nijhoff

متن يادداشت

This Article draws upon, but reworks, John Rawls' framework from Political Liberalism to determine the degree of educational autonomy that illiberal perfectionist religious groups ought to enjoy in a liberal state. I start by arguing that Rawls mistakenly concludes that political liberalism flatly cannot accommodate Perfectionists, and that his misstep is attributable to two errors: (1) Rawls utilizes an overly restrictive "political conception of the person" in determining who participates in the original position, and (2) Rawls overlooks the possibility of a "federalist" basic political structure that can afford significant political autonomy to different groups within a single country. With these insights, I argue that some, though not all, religious Perfectionists are consistent with a stable liberal polity, and explain why foundational Rawlsian premises require that Perfectionists be accommodated to the extent possible. My ultimate conclusions are that liberal polities ought to grant significant autonomy to those illiberal groups that satisfy specified conditions, and that the autonomy of such "eligible" illiberal groups is subject to two further constraints, which I call "well-orderedness" and "opt-out." The autonomy to which eligible Perfections are entitled includes the authority to educate their children in a way that provides a fair opportunity for the groups to perpetuate themselves. The constraint of well-orderedness, however, permits the State to impose educational requirements that facilitate peace and political stability. Accommodating eligible illiberal groups, subject to these constraints, is an instantiation of liberal commitments, not a compromise of liberal values. This Article draws upon, but reworks, John Rawls' framework from Political Liberalism to determine the degree of educational autonomy that illiberal perfectionist religious groups ought to enjoy in a liberal state. I start by arguing that Rawls mistakenly concludes that political liberalism flatly cannot accommodate Perfectionists, and that his misstep is attributable to two errors: (1) Rawls utilizes an overly restrictive "political conception of the person" in determining who participates in the original position, and (2) Rawls overlooks the possibility of a "federalist" basic political structure that can afford significant political autonomy to different groups within a single country. With these insights, I argue that some, though not all, religious Perfectionists are consistent with a stable liberal polity, and explain why foundational Rawlsian premises require that Perfectionists be accommodated to the extent possible. My ultimate conclusions are that liberal polities ought to grant significant autonomy to those illiberal groups that satisfy specified conditions, and that the autonomy of such "eligible" illiberal groups is subject to two further constraints, which I call "well-orderedness" and "opt-out." The autonomy to which eligible Perfections are entitled includes the authority to educate their children in a way that provides a fair opportunity for the groups to perpetuate themselves. The constraint of well-orderedness, however, permits the State to impose educational requirements that facilitate peace and political stability. Accommodating eligible illiberal groups, subject to these constraints, is an instantiation of liberal commitments, not a compromise of liberal values.

تاريخ نشر

2012

توصيف ظاهري

16-44

عنوان

Journal of Law, Religion and State

شماره جلد

1/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2212-4810

اصطلاح موضوعی

education

اصطلاح موضوعی

exit

اصطلاح موضوعی

federalism

اصطلاح موضوعی

Kymlicka

اصطلاح موضوعی

perfectionism

اصطلاح موضوعی

political conception of the person

اصطلاح موضوعی

Political Liberalism

اصطلاح موضوعی

Rawls

اصطلاح موضوعی

Sen

اصطلاح موضوعی

Waldron

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Mark D. Rosen

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/221248112X638154

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y