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- Title
Are Liberal Peoples Peaceful?
- Authors
Wenar, Leif; Milanovic, Branko
- Abstract
The article examines the peacefulness of liberal societies. The authors note that U.S. philosopher John Rawls believes liberals are satisfied and will not go to war for the sake of power, territory, or riches when their needs are met. Rawl believes that it is the internal struggle of political structures that make a liberal society externally non-aggressive. The authors offer and in-depth analysis of what they see as flaws in Rawl's thesis, including his explanation for why liberal societies are peaceful. They present their argument in three areas including Rawl's general theory of foreign policy in a liberal society, a review of democratic peace literature, and the internal features that make a liberal society peaceful, such as indifference to economic growth.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LIBERALS; PEACEFUL societies; POLITICAL philosophy; POLITICAL stability; LIBERALISM &; ethics; PACIFISM; WAR &; society; RAWLS, John, 1921-2002; AMERICAN philosophers
- Publication
Journal of Political Philosophy, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 4, p462
- ISSN
0963-8016
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9760.2008.00319.x