Against reviving republicanism

Geoffrey Brennan and Loren Lomasky
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Loren Lomasky: University of Virginia, USA, lel3f@virginia.edu

Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 2006, vol. 5, issue 2, 221-252

Abstract: The strategy of this article is to consider republicanism in contrast with liberalism. We focus on three aspects of this contrast: republicanism’s emphasis on ‘social goods’ under various conceptualizations of that category; republicanism’s emphasis on political participation as an essential element of the ‘good life’; and republicanism’s distinctive understanding of freedom (following the lines developed by Pettit). In each case, we are skeptical that what republicanism offers is superior to the liberal alternative and indicate the grounds for that skepticism.

Keywords: republicanism; liberalism; social goods; political participation; republican freedom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/1470594X06064224

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