Central to political theory, in his view, is the question of political
legitimacy, which requires the achievement of unanimity over the
basic institutions of society. Like Rawls and Larmore, he rejects a
Hobbesian solution because it does not integrate the impersonal
standpoint and only considers personal motives and values, and he
insists that some form of impartiality must be central to the pursuit of
legitimacy. However, he considers that a legitimate system will have to
reconcile the principle of impartiality with one of reasonable partiality
so that no one could object that the demands made on them are
excessive.
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