The substantive dimension of deliberative practical rationality

Philosophy & Social Criticism

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-210

  Gilabert, Pablo ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical theory; deliberative democracy; discourse ethics; equality; freedom; John Rawls; J rgen Habermas; practical reason; solidarity; substance and procedure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750736534     PISSN: 01914537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0191453705050607     Document Type: Article

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