Conscience and the Common Good

Reclaiming the Space Between Person and State

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Conscience and the Common Good by Robert K. Vischer, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert K. Vischer ISBN: 9780511846793
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: December 14, 2009
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Robert K. Vischer
ISBN: 9780511846793
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 14, 2009
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Our society's longstanding commitment to the liberty of conscience has become strained by our increasingly muddled understanding of what conscience is and why we value it. Too often we equate conscience with individual autonomy, and so we reflexively favor the individual in any contest against group authority, losing sight of the fact that a vibrant liberty of conscience requires a vibrant marketplace of morally distinct groups. Defending individual autonomy is not the same as defending the liberty of conscience because, although conscience is inescapably personal, it is also inescapably relational. Conscience is formed, articulated, and lived out through relationships, and its viability depends on the law's willingness to protect the associations and venues through which individual consciences can flourish: these are the myriad institutions that make up the space between the person and the state. Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Our society's longstanding commitment to the liberty of conscience has become strained by our increasingly muddled understanding of what conscience is and why we value it. Too often we equate conscience with individual autonomy, and so we reflexively favor the individual in any contest against group authority, losing sight of the fact that a vibrant liberty of conscience requires a vibrant marketplace of morally distinct groups. Defending individual autonomy is not the same as defending the liberty of conscience because, although conscience is inescapably personal, it is also inescapably relational. Conscience is formed, articulated, and lived out through relationships, and its viability depends on the law's willingness to protect the associations and venues through which individual consciences can flourish: these are the myriad institutions that make up the space between the person and the state. Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Virtual Prison by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book The Politics of Crisis in Europe by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Cost-Benefit Analysis by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Constituents Before Assembly by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book International Taxation of Permanent Establishments by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Transforming Religious Liberties by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Music in the Georgian Novel by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book The Nature of Human Creativity by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Biological Control by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Saving the Market from Itself by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Bramante's Tempietto, the Roman Renaissance, and the Spanish Crown by Robert K. Vischer
Cover of the book Margaret Cavendish by Robert K. Vischer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy