A Study Of Rawls’ Public Reason On The Perspective Of Historical Materialism

In 1992, Rawls redefine public reason in his book after Kant’s book called what is enlightenment. The public rationality is based on the political formation of the rational this new statement caused the academic circles. Rawls thinks that in a democratic society, the public rational position is particularly important, it is ordinary citizens in democracies are a principle of mind to enjoy. In a certain point of view, public reason is the purpose of presenting the fairness and justice of democracy and public virtue.Purpose of this article is from the perspective of historical materialism on public rational analysis and can find application in practice of public rational thought. Paper first studies the structure and characteristics of the public rationality and the similarities and differences with the public reason, and then from the perspective of historical materialism to be elucidated. Though Rawls’ justice idea and the justice of historical materialism view there are a lot of different, but they are all pay attention to vulnerable groups of fairness and justice. Rawls distinction- compensation principle, embodies the public rational tendency of a kind of public interest. Then discussed the veil of ignorance and the assumptions and from the Angle of Rawls public rationality is not a historic building are discussed. Finally discusses Rawls public rational deepens civil overlapping consensus, maintain the principle of political justice and promote the culture more settlement and promoted the modern civilization is more rational.This article innovation is that Rawls public rational thought historical materialism standpoints and on the basis of the enlightenment. From the perspective of historical materialism, the theory of Rawls public rationality is critical and reflective. Give us enlightenment is, in the process of socialism in our country should pay attention to citizens’ political rights and equality of opportunity, and on the basis of this guarantee have different economic and social status of the citizens can benefit from.