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    Challenges→Millian liberalism does not require state neutrality about the good

    Rawls and Dworkin distinguish neutrality of aim from neutrality of effect, and Millian liberalism satisfies the former by targeting equal liberty rather than promoting specific excellences.

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    Key Terms

    Dworkin(as the philosopher whose theory is being discussed)
    Ronald Dworkin was an influential American legal philosopher who argued that law isn't just a set of arbitrary rules, but should be understood through moral principles.
    Equal liberty(as a core liberal value)
    The principle that every person should have the same basic freedoms and rights, like freedom of speech and thought, without government interference.
    Excellences(as used in virtue ethics)
    The highest or best versions of qualities or abilities—essentially the same thing as virtues in classical philosophy.
    Millian liberalism(as a school of political thought)
    A political philosophy based on John Stuart Mill's ideas that emphasizes individual freedom and limits government power, arguing people should be free to live as they choose as long as they don't harm others.

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    Neutrality of aim(in political philosophy)
    The idea that a government's goal or intention should not be to promote one particular way of living as better than others, but rather to treat all citizens fairly regardless of their choices.
    Neutrality of effect(in political philosophy)
    The idea that a government's policies produce equal outcomes or don't advantage one group over another, regardless of what the government intended.
    Rawls(as the philosopher whose ideas are being referenced)
    John Rawls, a 20th-century philosopher famous for developing theories about justice and fairness in society.

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