Political reason : morality and the public sphere / Allyn Fives, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fives, Allyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"In modern democratic societies, the plurality of differing and conflicting moral doctrines stands alongside a commitment to resolve political disputes through the use of moral reasoning. Given the fact of moral pluralism, how can there be moral resolutions to political disputes? What type of moral reasoning is appropriate in the public sphere? These questions are explored through a close and critical analysis of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Rawls. In this book it is argued that the anti-Enlightenment work of Alasdair MacIntyre, along with post-modernists, fails on epistemological, ethical, and political grounds, while in contrast, Rawls's 'core conception of reasonableness,' which is a type of political reasoning carried out 'in the manner of' the Enlightenment, is better placed to successfully respond to the moral disputes of contemporary politics. The practical application of these ideas is also explored in discussions of civic education and global distributive justice. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Political Reason After the Enlightenment

Reason and Tradition

Reason and Faith

Agonism

Reasonableness

Civic Education for Democracy

Global Distributive Justice

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230238985

023023898X

OCLC:

805011555

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