Public reason is the phrase used by American philosopher John Rawls to refer to the common reason of all citizens in a pluralist society.

External links

• Fabienne Peter: Rawls? Idea of Public Reason and Democratic Legitimacy
• Legal Theory Lexicon: Public Reason

See also

• A Theory of Justice
• Justice as fairness
• Public choice theory

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