Citation

Langerak E. Philosophy Compass 2007; 2(1): 129-140.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00044.x

PMID

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Abstract

This article gives an overview of the debate about the “restraint principle” that political liberals urge on those who are inclined to use distinctive moral and theological doctrines in public square debates about politics. It clarifies such central concepts as “public reason” while surveying the main arguments and highlighting three different proposals for possible convergence in this conflict.