Renewing Liberalism

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This book presents a comprehensive theory of political liberalism, offering innovative perspectives on autonomy, individual liberty, distributive justice, and state authority. It integrates contemporary progressive and pluralistic liberalism within an Aristotelian framework. Early chapters critique the conservative notion of individual liberty as property rights, proposing instead that liberty holds equal value for all individuals, irrespective of their economic status. The middle sections introduce a novel theory of socio-economic justice, asserting that the State's distributive aim should ensure every citizen enjoys equal liberty. This vision is deemed incompatible with significant wealth disparities, which are argued to be detrimental to both national and global economies, challenging conservative and libertarian economic views. The concluding chapters assert the State's moral duty and right to pursue socio-economic justice, countering conservative and libertarian moral arguments, and delineate the justifiable limits of state authority in implementing this agenda. While primarily a political treatise, it engages with various domains of practical philosophy, including ethics, social and legal theory, and moral psychology. Additionally, it draws on research from diverse fields such as economics, political science, and sociology, making it relevant to a broad audience of scholars and students.