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Natural Law and Public Reason Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Public reason is one of the central concepts in modern liberal political theory. As articulated by John Rawls, it presents a way to overcome the difficulties created by intractable differences among citizens' religious and moral beliefs by strictly confining the place of such convictions in the public sphere.Identifying this conception as a key point of conflict, this book presents a debate among contemporary natural law and liberal political theorists on the definition and validity of the idea of public reason. The contributors test public reason by examining its implications for current issues, confronting the questions of abortion and slavery and matters relating to citizenship. Publisher Description Public reason is one of the central concepts in modern liberal political theory. This text presents a way to overcome the difficulties created by intractable differences among citizens religious and moral beliefs by strictly confining the place of such convictions in the public sphere. Identifying this conception as a key point of conflict, it also presents a debate among contemporary natural law and liberal political theorists on the definition and validity of the ideas of public reason. Author Biography Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and the author of Making Men Moral: Civil Liberties and Public Morality (Oxford, 1993) and In Defense of Natural Law (Oxford, 1999). Christopher Wolfe is professor of political science at Marquette University and the author of The Rise of Modern Judicial Review (Basic Books, 1986). Details ISBN 0878407669 ISBN-13 9780878407668 Title Natural Law and Public Reason Format Paperback Year 2000 Pages 160 Publisher Georgetown University Press Dimensions5.9 in. x 0.8 in. x 8.9 in. GE_Item_ID:9690413; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! W…
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