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42Principle and prejudice: Burke, Kant and Habermas on the conditions of practical reasonHistory of Political Thought 23 (1): 117-140. 2002.This paper examines the role of practical reason in connecting moral principles and historical traditions. It looks first at Habermas’ attempt to construct a model of communicative reason that can bridge the gap between the justification of moral principles and their application in practice. The paper then turns to an older debate between Burke and Kant on the relation between theory and practice in the French Revolution. It argues that Burke's account of practical reason as dependent on the cul…Read more
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