Psychology Dictionary of Arguments

Home Screenshot Tabelle Begriffe

 
Liberalism: Liberalism in political philosophy is a set of beliefs that emphasize individual liberty, equality, and the rule of law. Liberals believe that individuals should be free to live their lives as they see fit. See also Libertarianism, Communitarianim, Individualism, Freedom, Society, Democracy.
_____________
Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
Author Concept Summary/Quotes Sources

Mary Dietz on Liberalism - Dictionary of Arguments

Gaus I 283
Liberalism/Dietz/Mottier: Like Pateman, Young and Benhabib, Dietz (1992)(1) also founds her critique of the gendered nature of citizenship on a critical reading of liberal theories, based especially on the American political context. >Deliberative democracy/Benhabib
, >Public Sphere/Pateman, >Democracy/Young.
Dietz: She is, however, more hostile towards liberal perspectives. Whereas Pateman reproaches
liberal theories for their relative indifference towards social inequalities, including those between men and women, Dietz's critique is more radical:
DietzVsLiberalism: [Dietz] argues that liberalism and gendered concepts of citizenship are fundamentally incompatible. She thus joins other feminist critics for whom the central
themes of liberalism - the citizen who has rights and pursues his own interests in a capitalist and
competitive society - do not allow for the adequate conceptualization of interrelations or relations of dependency between individuals, either in the political or in the family spheres.
Public Sphere/privacy/Dietz: Dietz shares the views of Pateman and Walby concerning the necessity of reconceptualizing the links between the public and the private, and of rethinking the distinction
between the spheres.
Citizenship: She also emphasizes the importance of citizenship as 'a continuous activity
and a good in itself, not as a momentary engagement (or a socialist revolution) with an eye to a
final goal or a societal arrangement', calling for a 'feminist revitalization' of citizenship (1992(1): 392).

1. Dietz, Mary (1992) 'Context is all: feminism and theories of citizenship'. In Chantal Mouffe, ed., Dimensions of Radical Democracy. London: Verso, 63—85.

Véronique Mottier 2004. „Feminism and Gender Theory: The Return of the State“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications

_____________
Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Dietz, Mary
Gaus I
Gerald F. Gaus
Chandran Kukathas
Handbook of Political Theory London 2004


Send Link

Authors A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Z  


Concepts A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   Z