Single Idea 23091

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique]

Full Idea

Why are prosperity, order, civility, peace, a healthy environment, security, happiness, and law-abidingness not as important as those thought of by liberals as basic?

Gist of Idea

Why do liberals not see a much wider range of values as basic?

Source

John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 02.5)

Book Reference

Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.43


A Reaction

This presumes that liberals only see a narrow core of values as basic to the structure of the society. Presumably every society should be well disposed towards the nice features listed here. Would their absence wreck the society?

Related Idea

Idea 23081 Liberal basics are pluralism, freedom, rights, equality, and distributive justice - for autonomy [Kekes]