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Right Reason

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.... The phrase "Right Reason," incidentally, has various connotations, most centering on the notions of prudence and sound judgment, especially in matters political. The idea of right reason, or recta ratio, has an impressive pedigree in the history of political thought, appearing in Cicero, Thomas Aquinas, Samuel von Pufendorf, and Edmund Burke, among others. More recently, Russell Kirk, the father of modern conservatism, has emphasized the indispensability of right reason to the good society....

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Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Wed. 03/09/05 08:27:02 AM
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