Ronald Dworkin: Liberal Neutrality and Subsidizing Art

Abstract

In this chapter, we will examine whether and how Dworkin’s defense of state neutrality is reconcilable with his defense of state subsidies for art. After a short discussion of Dworkin’s egalitarian liberalism, we will mainly focus on his paper Can a Liberal State Support Art? Following an analysis of his argumentation, attention is also given to some fundamental objections.