
A debate on public reason between natural law and liberal political theorists, exploring its impact on issues like abortion and slavery.
No reviews yet
A debate on public reason between natural law and liberal political theorists, exploring its impact on issues like abortion and slavery.
"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 id...
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content present.
No violence or gore depicted.
No profanity or strong language present.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ representation present.
Minor references to religious beliefs in context of moral debates.
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
No real-world occult content present.
Central focus on political theory, public reason, and societal issues like abortion.
No self-harm or suicide themes present.
Brief discussions of slavery and abortion as ethical issues.
No information found.