理性是西方启蒙哲学的核心概念之一。不过,这种理性主要是以康德为代表的个体理性(集中表现为“道德自律”)。随着对启蒙哲学及其理性概念的批判,一些不同的理性概念产生出来。本文认为,其中特别值得重视的是“公共理性”。这一概念的产生有其历史的必然,其意义在于提出并论证 Rationality is one of the core concepts of western enlightenment philosophy. However, this rationality is mainly the individual rationality represented by Kant (concentrated on “moral self-discipline”). With the critique of the philosophy of enlightenment and its rationality, different concepts of rationality emerge. This article argues that among them, what deserves special attention is “public reason”. The emergence of this concept has its historical inevitability, its significance lies in the proposed and argued