The Possibility of an Exclusionary Public Reason

The Possibility of an Exclusionary Public Reason

The deliberative conception of democracy proposes some solutions to the challenge of reasonable pluralism. The fact that people are reasonably divided according to comprehensive beliefs they consider to be true and valuable poses problems with respect to the legitimacy of political decisions, their...

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Main Author: Federico G. Abal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-12-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
Subjects:
deliberative democracy
pluralism
public reason.
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/38325/pdf_31
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spelling doaj-e741b4ba3f06418a871735800c23a9482020-11-25T00:47:17ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIdeas y Valores0120-00620120-00622014-12-01631563352http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v63n156.38325The Possibility of an Exclusionary Public ReasonFederico G. Abal 0Universidad de Buenos AiresThe deliberative conception of democracy proposes some solutions to the challenge of reasonable pluralism. The fact that people are reasonably divided according to comprehensive beliefs they consider to be true and valuable poses problems with respect to the legitimacy of political decisions, their stability, and the justice of democratic institutions. Theoreticians of deliberative democracy have highlighted the importance of public reasoning among citizens who recognize one another as free and equal. The article analyzes the normative component of these types of proposals and the ideal of public reason that allows for its optimal development.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/38325/pdf_31deliberative democracypluralismpublic reason.
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public reason.
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description The deliberative conception of democracy proposes some solutions to the challenge of reasonable pluralism. The fact that people are reasonably divided according to comprehensive beliefs they consider to be true and valuable poses problems with respect to the legitimacy of political decisions, their stability, and the justice of democratic institutions. Theoreticians of deliberative democracy have highlighted the importance of public reasoning among citizens who recognize one another as free and equal. The article analyzes the normative component of these types of proposals and the ideal of public reason that allows for its optimal development.
topic deliberative democracy
pluralism
public reason.
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