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Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World 1st Edition

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Very diverse societies pose real problems for Rawlsian models of public reason. This is for two reasons: first, public reason is unable accommodate diverse perspectives in determining a regulative ideal. Second, regulative ideals are unable to respond to social change. While models based on public reason focus on the justification of principles, this book suggests that we need to orient our normative theories more toward discovery and experimentation. The book develops a unique approach to social contract theory that focuses on diverse perspectives. It offers a new moral stance that author Ryan Muldoon calls, "The View From Everywhere," which allows for substantive, fundamental moral disagreement. This stance is used to develop a bargaining model in which agents can cooperate despite seeing different perspectives. Rather than arguing for an ideal contract or particular principles of justice, Muldoon outlines a procedure for iterated revisions to the rules of a social contract. It expands Mill's conception of experiments in living to help form a foundational principle for social contract theory. By embracing this kind of experimentation, we move away from a conception of justice as an end state, and toward a conception of justice as a trajectory.

Listen to Robert Talisse interview Ryan Muldoon about Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World on the podcast, New Books in Philosophy: http://tinyurl.com/j9oq324

Also, read Ryan Muldoon’s related Niskanen Center article, "Diversity and Disagreement are the Solution, Not the Problem," published Jan. 10, 2017: https://niskanencenter.org/blog/diversity-disagreement-solution-not-problem/

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  1. ISBN-10
    036732248X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0367322489
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publication date
    March 31, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    5.98 x 0.33 x 9.02 inches
  7. Print length
    144 pages
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Ryan Muldoon is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the University at Buffalo - SUNY.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (March 31, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 036732248X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0367322489
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.33 x 9.02 inches
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John Thrasher
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Original and Thought-Provoking
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
This is easily one of the best books on social contract theory in the past several decades and one of the most interesting books on political philosophy in recent memory. The attempt to construct a contract theory that takes diversity and dynamism seriously here is highly original and has been extremely influential. Anyone interested in social contract theory or the importance of diversity in political philosophy will need to read and reckon with this book.
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Kevin Vallier
5.0 out of 5 stars A Striking Advance in Social Contract Theory
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
Muldoon's work on the social contract pushes the field in striking and fascinating new directions. The approach to dealing with diversity is profoundly novel. I recommend it as essential reading for anyone wondering about how social diversity and the social contract interface in political philosophy and PPE.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh approach. Argues for the value of diversity ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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A fresh approach. Argues for the value of diversity without a repressive edge. I wasn't convinced but I learned a lot.
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