Toop, A (2019) Is Marriage Incompatible with Political Liberalism? Journal of Moral Philosophy, 16 (3). pp. 302-326. ISSN 1740-4681
Abstract
This paper examines three arguments that claim marriage, as a political institution, is incompatible with political liberalism. These arguments are drawn from Elizabeth Brake and Clare Chambers. My purpose here is to determine which, if any, of the arguments show marriage to be incompatible with political liberalism.
The “Neutrality Argument” claims that the political institution of marriage violates the political liberal principle of neutrality. I claim that no such violation occurs. The “Unjustified Discrimination Argument” alleges that marriage involves the state in unjustified discrimination. I suggest there are grounds for the differential treatment identified. The “Public Reason Argument” argues that marriage, as it is currently structured, violates the political liberal principle of public reason. I claim that its current structure can be justified by appeal to public reasons. I therefore conclude that none of these arguments successfully demonstrate that marriage is incompatible with political liberalism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2018. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Moral Philosophy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Marriage; Neutrality; Political Liberalism; Public Reason; Unjustified Discrimination |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2018 16:59 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2019 11:51 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/17455243-20180007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126918 |