Public reason and political community / Andrew Lister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lister, Andrew, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Research in Political Philosophy

Bloomsbury studies in political philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justification (Theory of knowledge).

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Public Reason and Political Community defends the liberal ideal of public reason against its critics, but as a form of moral compromise for the sake of civic friendship rather than as a consequence of respect for persons as moral agents. At the heart of the principle of public justification is an idealized unanimity requirement, which can be framed in at least two different ways. Is it our reasons for political decisions that have to be unanimously acceptable to qualified points of view, otherwise we exclude them from deliberation, or is it coercive state action that must be unanimously acceptable, otherwise we default to not having a common rule or policy, on the issue at hand? Andrew Lister explores the 'anti-perfectionist dilemma' that results from this ambiguity. He defends the reasons model on grounds of the value of political community, and applies it to recent debates about marriage."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Preface

1. Public Reason in Practice and Theory

2. False Starts: Unsuccessful Justifications of Public Reason

3. Respect for Persons as a Constraint on Coercion

4. The Higher-Order Unanimity Escape Clause

5. Civic Friendship as a Constraint on Reasons for Decision

6. Public Reason and (Same-Sex) Marriage

7. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472548214

1472548213

9781780937274

178093727X

OCLC:

859257287