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Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1708113 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PUBLIC LAW & LEGAL THEORY RESEARCH PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER NO. 10-84 Two-Way Translation: The Ethics of Engaging with Religious Contributions in Public Deliberation Jeremy Waldron December 2010

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF LAW

PUBLIC LAW & LEGAL THEORY RESEARCH PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER NO. 10-84

Two-Way Translation: The Ethics of Engaging with Religious Contributions in Public Deliberation

Jeremy Waldron

December 2010

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