Vertical toleration as a liberal ideal

McKinnon, C. (2013) Vertical toleration as a liberal ideal. Social Theory and Practice, 39 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0037-802X doi: 10.5840/soctheorpract20133911

Abstract/Summary

This paper argues that the direct, vertical toleration of certain types of citizen by the Rawlsian liberal state is appropriate and required in circumstances in which these types of citizen pose a threat to the stability of the state. By countering the claim that vertical toleration is redundant given a commitment to the Rawlsian version of the liberal democratic ideal, and by articulating a version of that ideal that shows this claim to be false, the paper reaffirms the centrality of vertical toleration in the Rawlsian liberal account of state-citizen relations.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/27907
Identification Number/DOI	10.5840/soctheorpract20133911
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Politics and International Relations
Publisher	Florida State University Department of Philosophy
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