公共理性的功能及其限制

The Function and Limits of Public Reason

林火旺(Huo-Wang Lin)

《政治與社會哲學評論》 8期 (2004/03) Pp. 47-77

https://doi.org/10.6523/168451532004030008002

摘要

本文討論羅爾斯公共理性的概念，公共理性是羅爾斯政治自由主義最重要的概念之一，事實上羅爾斯晚期理論的政合性格，可以從其對公共理性的分析，以及賦予公共理性的功能和角色中，清楚地呈現出來。公共理性是作為一個自由平等公共身分所具有的理性，羅爾斯認為，基於公共理性所建立的公共規範可以得到公民的肯定，確保社會的穩定。但是在一個自由多元的社會，公共理性是否存在？公共理性是一還是多？羅爾斯的公共理性是否有其限制？這些都是本又討論的重點。

關鍵字

公共理性 ； 政治自由主義 ； 合理多元 ； 互惠性 ； 公民性

並列摘要

This article is about John Rawls's idea of public reason. The notion of public reason is one of the core elements in Rawls's political liberalism. As a matter of fact, the political character be later Rawls's theory can be resealed in terms of the very concept of public reason as well as its function and role in Rawls's political liberalism. According to Rawls, public reason is the reason of citizens, of those who sharing the status of equal citizenship. Therefore, coercive norms in a liberal society can be enacted as legitimate laws only if they are justified by public reason. This society's stability can hence be secured. However, in a pluralistic society does public reason exist? Is there one or more than one public reason? Does Rawls's idea of public reason generate any problems? These are main questions discussed in this article.

並列關鍵字

public reason ； political liberalism ； reciprocity ； civility

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