Private consciences and public reasons

This book addresses problems such as: what bases should officials and citizens employ in reaching political decisions and justifying their positions? Should they feel free to rely on whatever grounds seem otherwise persuasive to them, like religious convictions, or should they restrict themselves to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenawalt, Kent
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1995, 1995
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book addresses problems such as: what bases should officials and citizens employ in reaching political decisions and justifying their positions? Should they feel free to rely on whatever grounds seem otherwise persuasive to them, like religious convictions, or should they restrict themselves to "public reasons."
Physical Description:xii, 225 p. ill. 25 cm
ISBN:9780199853021
0199853029