thus important although do not override the rights of life itself. These two domains
are independent in the sense that conflicts can only be resolved through democratic
deliberation in a public forum. While the moral value of life is determined by
sentiment, it is reason, albeit now with a small‘r’, and within a complex and
uncertain world of risks, gambits and calculations, that guides life on its way.
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Author Biography
Mark OlssenFAcSS, is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Education Policy in the
Department of Politics at the University of Surrey and Professor of Education at the Auckland
University of Technology, New Zealand. He has published many books, book chapters and articles
in academic journals, in Britain, America and in Australasia. Recent works viewable at:https://en.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Olssen.
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