Political Liberalism and Justificatory Secularism
Political Liberalism and Justificatory Secularism
Author(s): Ivan MladenovićSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: political liberalism; justificatory secularism; religion; legitimacy; public reason
Summary/Abstract: In this paper I analyze Cécile Laborde’s conception of justificatory secularism. Laborde points out that in her formulation and defense of the conception of justificatory secularism, she follows Rawls’ conception of political liberalism to a certain extent. For that reason, I first provide a sketch of Rawls’ conception of political liberalism. Then I focus on justificatory secularism, trying to show to what extent it displays similarities with the conception of political liberalism, but also how it differs. I am interested in whether justificatory secularism represents a better alternative to the conception of political liberalism or whether these two conceptions should be considered complementary.
Journal: Filozofija i društvo
- Issue Year: 32/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 79-88
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English