Liberal States, Authoritarian Families

Liberal States, Authoritarian Families Sheds New Light On Longstanding Questions In Educational And Political Philosophy About The Relationship Between Parents And Children In A Liberal State. Contemporary Theorists Argue That The Family Should Be Democratized To Reflect The Egalitarian Ideals Of The Liberal State, But Koganzon Argues That This Desire For Congruence Between Familial And State Authority Was Originally Illiberal In Origin, Advanced By Theorists Of Absolute Sovereignty Like Bodin And Hobbes. By Contrast, Early Liberals Like Locke And Rousseau Rejected Congruence, Denying Pers.