An edition of Public Reason (1999)

Public Reason

Mediated Authority in the Liberal State

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An edition of Public Reason (1999)

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Mediated Authority in the Liberal State

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"In this meditation on the different ways in which contemporary society construes the notion of political reason, Fred M. Frohock offers an alternative to the merit forms of reasoning prominent in liberal democracies. He argues that divisive issues such as abortion and physician-assisted suicide resist rational closure: Reasonable individuals, using rational criteria, often reach different and contradictory conclusions.

What resources do we have, Frohock asks, to develop a version of public reason which can succeed even in the deep pluralism anticipated in democratic practices?"--BOOK JACKET.

"Frohock makes a provocative argument: The effects of divisive beliefs can be mitigated with a version of public reason defined as mediated speech acts. These acts are dialogues on the model of a guided conversation in which collective terms dominate simple merit adjudication. This type of public reasoning requires a survey of considerations beyond the merits of the case at hand and opens public reason to the more general needs of the political society."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
256

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Public Reason: Mediated Authority in the Liberal State
November 1999, Cornell University Press
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Library of Congress
JA71 .F68 1999

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
256
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

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Open Library
OL7848312M
Internet Archive
publicreasonmedi00froh
ISBN 10
080143677X
ISBN 13
9780801436772
LCCN
99029687
OCLC/WorldCat
41266217
Goodreads
979518

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