I argue that contemporary liberal theory cannot give a general justification for the institution or practice of punishment, i.e., a justification that would hold across a broad range of reasonably realistic conditions. I examine the general justifications offered by three prominent contemporary liberal theorists and show how their justifications fail in light of the possibility of an alternativ...

First of all, let us focus on Colburn’s notion of autonomy and his modified claim (3a). Colburn holds that there are two different notions of autonomy in the literature, one taking autonomy as a first-order and the other taking it as a second-order value. The former outlines autonomy as an ideal of a particular way of life, such as the Socratic ideal of a thoroughly self-reflective life. In con...

Over the last 30 years, neo-liberalism has permeated early childhood, as all other aspects of life. Having introduced what is, article looks at some its effects on childhood education and care, including markets, imaginaries governance. It argues that though is a powerful force, it resistible replaceable – now time to be developing alternatives existing policies, grounding them in ideas contest...