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When and for what reasons does parents' power have legitimacy How do we rationally justify such normative evaluations A number of specific case studies are examined in detail and an argument is made for a pluralist approach both to the conceptualisation of power and to its normative evaluation. -- .

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This book is both an exploration of Judith Shklar's liberalism of fear and an examination of the proper role and limits of political theory. It advances a novel interpretation of Shklar's mature work, one that emphasises its value monism. It also defends a value pluralist approach to resolving moral conflicts and thinking about freedom. -- .