This paper aims to explore an important concept in the work of the later Rawls: the idea of the reasonable. While the concept has its roots in both Aristotle and Kant, Rawls develops a unique account of the reasonable in the light of his theory of political liberalism. The paper includes Rawlsian responses to the practical challenges of radical democrats on the one hand, and epistemological challenges to the reasonable on the other. It concludes that Rawls’s account of the reasonable helps to bridge the gap between liberal theory and democratic practice.

Political liberalism : reasonableness and democratic practice / Maffettone, Sebastiano. - In: PHILOSOPHY & SOCIAL CRITICISM. - ISSN 0191-4537. - 30:(2004), pp. 541-557. [10.1177/0191453704045754]

Political liberalism : reasonableness and democratic practice

MAFFETTONE, SEBASTIANO
2004

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This paper aims to explore an important concept in the work of the later Rawls: the idea of the reasonable. While the concept has its roots in both Aristotle and Kant, Rawls develops a unique account of the reasonable in the light of his theory of political liberalism. The paper includes Rawlsian responses to the practical challenges of radical democrats on the one hand, and epistemological challenges to the reasonable on the other. It concludes that Rawls’s account of the reasonable helps to bridge the gap between liberal theory and democratic practice.
2004
Political liberalism : reasonableness and democratic practice / Maffettone, Sebastiano. - In: PHILOSOPHY & SOCIAL CRITICISM. - ISSN 0191-4537. - 30:(2004), pp. 541-557. [10.1177/0191453704045754]
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