On Rawls’s Idea of Public Reason
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國立臺灣大學哲學論評, 36, 193-236
Journal
國立臺灣大學哲學論評
Journal Issue
36
Pages
193-236
Date Issued
2008-10
Date
2008-10
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Abstract
The aim of this essay is to elucidate John Rawls’s idea of public reason and its limits. According to Rawls, public reason is an ideal of democratic citizenship, which requires that the public discussion of fundamental political questions should be conducted solely in terms of reasons all citizens can reasonably be expected to endorse. Public reason can therefore produce a political consensus given the fact of reasonable pluralism of a liberal society. In this essay, I will begin by examining the idea of public reason proposed by Rawls. Next, I will consider four objections to this idea. Third, I will critically analyze whether and how the modified view of Rawls’s latest thoughts on public reason can reply to these objections. In conclusion, I point out that, without well-educated citizens, Rawls cannot resolve the problem of plebiscitory reason.
Subjects
羅爾斯
公共理性
群眾理性
政治共識
民主公民
Rawls
public reason
plebiscitory reason
political consensus
democratic citizens
Type
journal article
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