A01=W. Royce Clark
Author_W. Royce Clark
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contract theory
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ethics and law
ethics and religion
freestanding principles
liberalism's tolerance
liberalism’s tolerance
rawlian constructivism
reflective equilibrium
veil of ignorance
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- ISBN 9781978708679
- Weight: 1039g
- Dimensions: 161 x 227mm
- Publication Date: 04 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The American justice system was founded on the idea of “majority-rule,” but in a democracy this is achievable only if the majority has the interests of the whole at heart. Since the days of America’s founding, white, Christian males created laws from their standpoint as the majority, leading them to exercise power in a largely “majoritarian” way rather than upholding the interests of all citizens. The nation has not realized its stated ideals of equality of liberty, opportunity and justice for all. As a solution, W. Royce Clark formulates a non-majoritarian ethic based not on any majority but on a universal instinct, the combination of Albert Schweitzer’s “will-to-live” and Friedrich Nietzsche’s “will-to-power,” along with democratic principles articulated by John Rawls and James Madison, which would represent all citizens.
W. Royce Clark is professor emeritus of Pepperdine University.
