Liberal universalism: on Brian Barry and Richard Rorty
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 6 (2):41-62 (2003)
| Abstract | At first sight it would seem difficult to find two philosophers as different as Brian Barry and Richard Rorty. It is widely held that the former is one of the most forceful proponents of liberal universalism, whereas the latter is typically viewed as the quintessential relativist. In this essay, different usages of the term univeralism are considered, and it is argued that Rorty's position is much closer to that of Barry than is generally supposed. Indeed, the article concludes by suggesting that it is Rorty who offers the less question-begging philosophical account of political liberalism | |||||||||
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