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dc.contributor.advisorCabal, Theodore J.
dc.contributor.authorBaise, Bryan
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-23T18:25:33Z
dc.date.available2016-12-23T18:25:33Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-23
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10392/5252
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines John Rawls’s doctrine of public reason in light of Thomas Reid’s Common Sense philosophy. Chapter 1 introduces the topics of public reason and common sense in order to suggest that Thomas Reid’s philosophy can provide a beneficial contribution to public policy debates. Chapter 2 examines key features of Rawls’s doctrine of public reason. Chapter 3 suggests that there are critical problems with Rawls’s doctrine of public reason. Chapter 4 examines key features of Thomas Reid’s common sense philosophy. Chapter 5 shows Reid’s common sense application in early American history as well as contemporary scholarship. It argues that common sense can provide insight into two test-cases, abortion and same-sex marriage. Chapter 6 concludes the dissertation, summarizing the arguments and providing suggestions for further research.en_US
dc.subject.lcshRawls, John, 1921-2002en_US
dc.subject.lcshReid, Thomas, 1710-1796en_US
dc.subject.lcshCommon senseen_US
dc.title"Reiding Rawls": A critical assessment of Thomas Reid's Common Sense Philosophy as a response to John Rawls's doctrine of public reasonen_US
dc.typeElectronic dissertationen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.publisher.institutionSouthern Baptist Theological Seminaryen_US


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