What's the Matter with Liberalism? (book reviews)

These authors have contributed lively polemics against liberal moral theory. Both attack the commitment to neutrality in contemporary liberalism, which involves the refusal to take a stand on the question of the good life. Budziszewski sees his attack as coming from within liberalism, while Beiner's attack is based on the classical teleological tradition.

They show a clear understanding that the purpose of liberal neutrality is to protect the liberal value of freedom. Beiner calls liberal neutrality a false theory, but what he really means is that liberal neutrality is a failed ...

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