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Full Idea
To check whether we are following public reason we might ask: how would our argument strike us presented in the form of a supreme court opinion?
Gist of Idea
Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court
Source
John Rawls (Political Liberalism [1993], p.254), quoted by Michael J. Sandel - Justice: What's the right thing to do? 10
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' [Penguin 2010], p.249
A Reaction
A very nice practical implementation of Kantian universalisability. How would your opinion sound if it were written into a constitution?
| 21119 | Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution [Rawls] |
| 21051 | Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court [Rawls] |