Private Consciences and Public Reasons

Kent Greenawalt

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Publisher's Synopsis

Liberal democracies face the difficult question of whether political decisions should be based on public reasons alone, or may be based on controversial ideas such as religious grounds. After examining a spectrum of positions and claiming that liberal democratic premises do not resolve this problem, this monograph argues that much depends on historical and cultural context. It concludes that more flexible principles are now best for the USA.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195094183
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	30 Jun 1995
DEWEY:	323.442
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	225
Weight:	452g
Height:	230mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	20mm