Public Reason, Private Virtue, and Political Philosophy: Religious Approaches to the Progressive Income Tax

The use of religious texts in public policy debates has been the cause of significant controversy. Believing Christians, Jews, and others naturally suggest that their faith should play a role in real-world policy discussions. But others suggest that such arguments may be dangerous and, in any event,...

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Main Author: Livingston, Michael A. 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2013
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-199
Further subjects:B tax policy taxation, progressive religion law and religion public reason
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The use of religious texts in public policy debates has been the cause of significant controversy. Believing Christians, Jews, and others naturally suggest that their faith should play a role in real-world policy discussions. But others suggest that such arguments may be dangerous and, in any event, lack persuasive power to those not part of the same religious tradition. The public reason theory, frequently associated with John Rawls, states that religious arguments are permissible only when supported by evidence that would be accessible to those who do not share the same underlying religious beliefs.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contains:In: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00202004