Steven Winter’s argument is premised on a sharp contrast of individualist and social revolutions. I elaborate my doubts about his argument on three accounts, involving feminist perspectives at various points. First, I take issue with Winter’s portrayal of liberal theory, redirecting the focus of his concern to economic libertarianism rather than liberalism, and arguing a more hospitable attitude to the Kantian pith in the theory of democracy. Secondly, I discuss his conceptualization of democracy, adding the conceptual distinction of civil society and public sphere. Thirdly, I question his normative notion of socially situated selves as having an intrinsic relation to social freedom. I moreover consult cultural history on the gendered symbolics of market and democracy to further problematize Winter’s take on either’s meaning for social freedom. |
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Journal | Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, Issue 3 2012 |
Keywords | democracy, public sphere, civil society, Arab Spring, feminism |
Authors | Judith Vega |
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Journal | Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, Issue 3 2012 |
Authors | Steven L. Winter |
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In this reply, Steven L. Winter adresses his critics. |
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