Democratic Stability through the Concept of Reasonableness in John Rawls
Keywords:
Civic virtues, democracy, stability, rationality.
Abstract
The paper addresses the question of the stability of a democratic state and shows the shortcomings of the political and institutional structure for this purpose. It argues for the need of an additional factor of reasonableness as defined by John Rawls. We reflect on its articulation with rationality, its role regarding laws and the areas where its presence is crucial to the health and maintenance of a democratic political society. The analysis concludes by justifying the instrumental need of such faculty in the political arena as well as vindicating it as a mandatory civic duty.Downloads
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Fernández Manzano J. A. (2016). Democratic Stability through the Concept of Reasonableness in John Rawls. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 19(1), 159-173. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RPUB.2016.v19.n1.52210
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