THE SECRET HISTORY OF PUBLIC REASON: HOBBES TO RAWLS

THE SECRET HISTORY OF PUBLIC REASON: HOBBES TO RAWLS

THE ARTICLE CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM WITH PUBLIC REASON BECAME CENTRAL TO THE POLITICAL THEORY OF THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD, AND CONTINUES TODAY. IT MIGHT BE THE CASE THAT THE DESIRE FOR PUBLIC JUSTIFICATION IS SO STRONG THAT PEOPLE GO TO GREAT LENGHTS TO AVOID ADMITTING THAT THEIR ACTIONS ARE UNJUSTIF...

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Veröffentlicht in:History of political thought 1997-04, Vol.18 (1), p.125-147
1. Verfasser: Ivison, Duncan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Citizenship
Civil society
History
Hobbes, Thomas
JOHN RAWLS
Judgment
Justice
Liberalism
Morality
PERSONAL ETHICS
Political Philosophy
Political power
PUBLIC OPINION
Rawls, John
Reason
Rule of law
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Zusammenfassung:THE ARTICLE CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM WITH PUBLIC REASON BECAME CENTRAL TO THE POLITICAL THEORY OF THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD, AND CONTINUES TODAY. IT MIGHT BE THE CASE THAT THE DESIRE FOR PUBLIC JUSTIFICATION IS SO STRONG THAT PEOPLE GO TO GREAT LENGHTS TO AVOID ADMITTING THAT THEIR ACTIONS ARE UNJUSTIFIABLE. BUT IT MIGHT ALSO BE THE CASE THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT JUSTIFICATION ONLY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. THE ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO FIND WHERE THIS JUSTIFICATION REALLY ENDS.
ISSN:0143-781X
2051-2988