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public reason and justification  

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  • This entry introduces the idea of public reason and justification that plays a central role in contemporary liberal theories of political legitimacy. The idea of public reason is important for the philosophy of the social sciences since it delineates an important element of public, or collectively constituted, life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Public Reason and Justification]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M7Q1FL1H-F

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