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Comment on Peter Simpson’s Political Illiberalism

Comment on Peter Simpson’s Political Illiberalism AbstractIn this contribution Peter Simpson’s defense of illiberalism against liberalism is taken as a specimen of the defense of traditionalism against modernism. The question posed is whether Simpson gives an adequate picture of these worldviews. The paper argues that he does not. As to modernism, most importantly, Simpson takes the Enlightenment variety of modernism, rooted in Hobbes, to be its only variety, entirely overlooking the Romantic variety, rooted in Rousseau, which in the contemporary world is at least as influential. As to traditionalism, Simpson seems to believe that, like modernism, it is also principally concerned with liberty, but in a more sensible way. In truth, traditionalism is mainly concerned with entirely different things, such as sin, discipline/obedience, hierarchy, and metanoia, none of which are mentioned, let alone discussed by Simpson. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Jurisprudence Oxford University Press

Comment on Peter Simpson’s Political Illiberalism

Kinneging, A.A.M.
American Journal of Jurisprudence , Volume 62 (1) – Jun 1, 2017
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AbstractIn this contribution Peter Simpson’s defense of illiberalism against liberalism is taken as a specimen of the defense of traditionalism against modernism. The question posed is whether Simpson gives an adequate picture of these worldviews. The paper argues that he does not. As to modernism, most importantly, Simpson takes the Enlightenment variety of modernism, rooted in Hobbes, to be its only variety, entirely overlooking the Romantic variety, rooted in Rousseau, which in the contemporary world is at least as influential. As to traditionalism, Simpson seems to believe that, like modernism, it is also principally concerned with liberty, but in a more sensible way. In truth, traditionalism is mainly concerned with entirely different things, such as sin, discipline/obedience, hierarchy, and metanoia, none of which are mentioned, let alone discussed by Simpson.

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American Journal of Jurisprudence – Oxford University Press

Published: Jun 1, 2017

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