Constructivism, representation, and stability path-dependence in public reason theories of justice

• Published in: Synthese (Dordrecht) Vol. 196; no. 1; pp. 429 - 450
• Main Author: Thrasher, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.01.2019; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antecedents; Civil society; Constructivism; Critical path; Education; Epistemology; Logic; Metaphysics; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Philosophy; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Science; Political representation; Politics; Segmentation; Social justice; Stabilization; Path-dependence; Social contract; Stability; Public reason; Constructivism

Public reason theories are characterized by three conditions: constructivism, representation, and stability. Constructivism holds that justification does not rely on any antecedent moral or political values outside of the procedure of agreement. Representation holds that the reasons for the choice i...