Beyond consensus
Subtitle: public reason and the role of convergence
By: Enrico Zoffoli
Edition: 1. edition
Series: Studies in Political Theory -- volume 4; Studies in political theory (Baden-Baden, Germany) -- volume 4.
Publisher: Nomos
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Baden-Baden, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9783848705061
Subjects: Consensus (Social sciences); Political aspects; Public opinion; Political science
Description: In the realm of public politics, in order to treat individuals as free and equal citizens, a system of social cooperation must be publicly justified. Typically, public justification is conceived of as a procedure of abstraction, which only aims to identify universally shareable reasons. This book shows that this widespread view should be resisted, on both epistemic and moral grounds. Rather, public reasoning is best understood as a process whereby different non-shareable reasons converge. This alternative justificatory model suggests rethinking issues, such as the depth of reasonable pluralism, the function of moral epistemology, the scope of public justification, and the relationship between Anglo-American philosophy and discourse theory. --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249).