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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

razón publica

English translation:

public reason

Added to glossary by Berni Armstrong
Sep 14, 2013 11:38
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

razón publica

Spanish to English Law/Patents Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Not much to go on. It is the title of an article by an academic author in a list of his works in a bibliography.

"Una revisión de la idea de razón pública"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 public reason

Discussion

Berni Armstrong (asker) Sep 15, 2013:
That's the baby! It is indeed the John Rawls book, thanks. I was reluctant to go with Public Reason because it sounds so much like a calque from another language to me. But that's it, definitely.
Billh Sep 14, 2013:
If it's John Rawls then it's Rawls, John (1997). "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited". The University ....

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public reason

From Wikipedia:

Public reason
Public reason refers to a common mode of deliberation that individuals may use for issues of public concern. The concept implicitly excludes certain assumptions or motivations that are considered improper as a basis for public decision making, even as a person may apply them in personal decisions that do not have a significant impact on the public.
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis
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agree Robert Forstag
2 hrs
agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
5 hrs
agree Phoenix III
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks and thanks to Bill H for the cross reference. "
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