Public reasons or public justification: conceptualizing “can” and the elimination of exclusion in politics.

In this essay, I aim to elucidate a concept of public justification. I outline several challenges faced by political philosophers, including a desire to secure stability and treat people respectfully against a background of reasonable pluralism. I suggest that John Rawls‟ account of public reason pr...

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Main Author: Tonkin, Ryan
Other Authors: Macleod, Colin M.
Language:English
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Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3445