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Which tradition of political theory is represented by the concept of 'overlapping consensus'?

Overlapping consensus is a concept in John Rawls's political liberalism. It arises when people with different moral, religious or philosophical views endorse the same…

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Which tradition of political theory is represented by the concept of 'overlapping consensus'?

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Overlapping consensus is a concept in John Rawls's political liberalism. It arises when people with different moral, religious or philosophical views endorse the same political conception of justice, each for reasons grounded in their own views.

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