{"product_id":"social-choice-and-public-reason-cyril-hzsdoin-9780197852019","title":"Social Choice and Public Reason: On the Possibility of Agreement and Justification in Open Societies","description":"How is it possible to justify social choices to individuals when these choices unavoidably interfere with their freedom and when individuals disagree about most relevant considerations? This fundamental question about how to live together assumes pressing significance in contemporary liberal and open societies marked by unprecedented diversity and pluralism. While such diversity creates opportunities to improve lives, it also poses acute moral, political, and social challenges. In \u003cem\u003eSocial Choice and Public Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, economist and philosopher Cyril Hédoin addresses these challenges by bringing together two major intellectual traditions: social choice theory and public reason liberalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book introduces a new framework for addressing how agreement and justification become possible in open societies: The Public Reason Model of Social Choice and connects this model with a game-theoretic account of rule-following behavior. It examines how this framework applies to complex societies characterized by deep moral pluralism and pervasive disagreement, identifying several forms of disagreement within the Public Reason Model. Additionally, it considers political institutions that enable public justification in open societies prone to moral disagreement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on normative economics, game theory, and political and social philosophy, \u003cem\u003eSocial Choice and Public Reason\u003c\/em\u003e offers a novel and ambitious theoretical treatment of a foundational issue for contemporary liberal societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cyril Hédoin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197852017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197852019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Cyril Hédoin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743117455615,"sku":"9780197852019","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-choice-and-public-reason-cyril-hzsdoin-9780197852019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}