eprintid: 10045286
rev_number: 24
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datestamp: 2018-03-15 14:33:26
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type: article
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creators_name: Van Wietmarschen, H
title: The Self-Respect of Democratic People
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B03
divisions: C01
divisions: F16
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: According to Matthew Kramer’s aspirational perfectionism, the state is permitted to provide funding for the arts, sciences, and culture with the aim of securing the warranted self-respect of all citizens. This paper argues that although Kramer is right to think that the state has an important role to play in the economy of recognition, his conception of this role is mistaken. I argue, first, that Kramer’s exclusive focus on warrant for self-respect obscures the importance of social phenomena such as stigma, marginalization, and discrimination. Second, I argue that Kramer is mistaken in his reliance on vicarious pride to explain how the various excellences of our fellow citizens provide us with warrant for self-respect. I conclude with a brief sketch an alternative account, according to which the self-respect of citizens of democratic societies is supported by their collective creation and maintenance of just political institutions.
date: 2018-06
date_type: published
publisher: University of Notre Dame
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajj/auy002
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1541878
doi: 10.1093/ajj/auy002
lyricists_name: Van Wietmarschen, Johannes
lyricists_id: HGVAN19
actors_name: Van Wietmarschen, Johannes
actors_id: HGVAN19
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: The American Journal of Jurisprudence
volume: 63
number: 1
pagerange: 93-107
issn: 0065-8995
citation:        Van Wietmarschen, H;      (2018)    The Self-Respect of Democratic People.                   The American Journal of Jurisprudence , 63  (1)   pp. 93-107.    10.1093/ajj/auy002 <https://doi.org/10.1093/ajj%2Fauy002>.       Green open access   
 
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