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'''Public reason''' is the phrase used by American philosopher [[John Rawls]] to refer to the common reason of all citizens in a [[Pluralism (political philosophy)|pluralist]] [[society]]. ''Public reason'' is contrasted by Rawls with the nonpublic reason employed by citizens as members of [[religion|religious]] associations or as adherents to particular [[moral]] and [[Philosophy|philosophical]] doctrines. |
'''Public reason''' is the phrase used by American philosopher [[John Rawls]] to refer to the common reason of all citizens in a [[Pluralism (political philosophy)|pluralist]] [[society]]. ''Public reason'' is contrasted by Rawls with the nonpublic reason employed by citizens as members of [[religion|religious]] associations or as adherents to particular [[moral]] and [[Philosophy|philosophical]] doctrines. |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/staff/peter/peter_pr.pdf Fabienne Peter: Rawls’ Idea of Public Reason and Democratic Legitimacy] |
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* [http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2008/01/legal-theory-le.html Legal Theory Lexicon: Public Reason] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:57, 16 March 2008
Public reason is the phrase used by American philosopher John Rawls to refer to the common reason of all citizens in a pluralist society. Public reason is contrasted by Rawls with the nonpublic reason employed by citizens as members of religious associations or as adherents to particular moral and philosophical doctrines.
External links
- Fabienne Peter: Rawls’ Idea of Public Reason and Democratic Legitimacy
- Legal Theory Lexicon: Public Reason
See also
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