Public reason

Public reason

Public reason is the phrase used by American philosopher John Rawls to refer to the common reason of all citizens in a pluralist society.

External links

* [http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/staff/peter/peter_pr.pdf Fabienne Peter: Rawls’ Idea of Public Reason and Democratic Legitimacy]
* [http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2008/01/legal-theory-le.html Legal Theory Lexicon: Public Reason]

ee also

*"A Theory of Justice"
*Justice as fairness
*Public Choice Theory


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