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The essay contains an analysis of selected socio-political ideas of Helmuth Plessner. The basic assumption of this study is the existence of a close categorial relationship between Plessner’s ... Plessner's philosophy of life, namely the category of “border.” Showing the adequacy of this category in relation to Plessner's social and political concepts, the essay addresses the issue of the individual
? Here I shall focus on two crucial points in Kant?s political philosophy, in his short book on Perpetual Peace (1795) and in his Doctrine of Right (1797), where he touches upon the issue of the overseas ... this conditions his attitude to Kant?s philosophy as a whole, whereas for Kleingeld it represents an episode in Kant?s intellectual development which he leaves behind him in his final political writings
from adopting any standard form of political governance; it must aim to be radically non-political. Nevertheless, churches organized according to Kant’s non-coercive theocratic model contribute something ... -coercive” version of “theocracy.”37 Seán Molloy is one of the few commentators on Kant’s political philosophy who recognizes that, if we take Kant’s arguments in RGV’s Third Piece at face value, then far
A shift away from exclusionary moral reductionism can be discerned in modern interpretations of Kant’s philosophy of religion. Consequently, at least since the 1970s, historical faith has been ... Diametros 0 Palmquist (1992); Palmquist (2000); Palmquist (2007); Palmquist (2015a); Palmquist (2016). Cf. also Sudakov, 2020 1 Tomasz Kupś Department of the History of Philosophy, Systematic
Much political conflict in the world revolves around the issue of how much freedom to accord people. Liberal democracies are characterized by, e.g., the rule of law and a strong protection of civil ... , income and the political system in generating satisfaction with freedom. Freedom; Satisfaction; Well-being; Happiness; Civil rights; Rule of law 1 Introduction How much freedom to accord people is one
of Torino , Turin , Italy 1 Karl Mittermaier Centre for Philosophy of Economics, University of Johannesburg , Johannesburg , South Africa 2 F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy
-in-place policy as an interpersonal exchange of rights, but where the exchange occurs coercively instead of voluntarily. It compares, in positive political economy terms, the normative principles of ... exchanges in political theory . Social Philosophy and Policy , 22 ( 1 ), 286 - 313 . Fauci , A. , Lane , H. C. , & Redfield , R. R. ( 2020 ). COVID-19 -Navigating the uncharted . New England Journal of
in a bioethical debate. Kass’s willingness to consider psychological facts as normatively significant would be well received in contemporary moral philosophy. Experimental moral philosophers and ... At the same time, anyone remotely familiar with moral philosophy will be aware of warnings against deriving an ‘ought’ from an ‘is’. The fact that things are, or have been, a particular way does not
preferences than they would be if they abided by some normative theory of choice other than RCT. In this paper, I combine insights from philosophy of action, philosophy of mind and the normative foundations of
This paper explores how moderate communitarianism could bring about a greater sense of political morality in the practice of democracy in contemporary Africa. Moderate communitarianism is a thesis ... , Missionshilfe Verlag, Hamburg. Ajei M.O. ( 2015 ), “ Human Rights in a Moderate Communitarian Political Framework ,” South African Journal of Philosophy 34 ( 4 ): 491 - 503 . Ake C. ( 1987 ), “ The African
The paper intends to initiate a discussion on the politico-liberal concept of judgment. It is argued that whilst political liberalism (PL) – presented as an account of political objectivity – already ... circumstances. One of these is the immediate polemical setting in which PL emerged, as in 1980s liberal political philosophy came under assault from the so-called communitarians. Albeit problematic, the label of
-civil condition he discusses at length in his legal-political writings. Given that the Religion is the only work where Kant introduces a parallel between these concepts, one might think that this is only ... juridical state of nature and its opposite, the juridically civil condition, appear in all of his main writings on legal and political philosophy.4 Arguably, the most extensive treatment of this notion is
role of Spinozism would be, therefore, with reference to his political philosophy. Though this is not what I will concentrate on here, some brief comments can be made in order to indicate the difficulty ... ? is that his opposition to Spinoza had an impeccable progressive Enlightenment rationale and was nowise the effect of an aversion to radicality.17 Kant?s political philosophy, no less than Spinoza?s
The political news media play an important role in the successful working of democratic societies. In order to fulfill this role, a sufficient level of journalistic quality is required. Most Western ... implies regulation of the media sector by competition law, which may take different attitudes towards market power. While it is undisputed that some aspects of competition between political news media firms
literature on ideal vs. nonideal theory in political philosophy. For instance, as mentioned above, some take that debate to be about whether the bounds of justice are contained in the bounds of the possible ... : A Reply to Tännsjö,” Diametros, September: 1 - 9 . https://doi.org/10.33392/diam.1597 Miller D. ( 2013 ), “ Political philosophy for Earthlings,” [in:] D. Miller , Justice for Earthlings: Essays in
literature on ideal vs. nonideal theory in political philosophy. For instance, as mentioned above, some take that debate to be about whether the bounds of justice are contained in the bounds of the possible ... : A Reply to Tännsjö,” Diametros, September: 1 - 9 . https://doi.org/10.33392/diam.1597 Miller D. ( 2013 ), “ Political philosophy for Earthlings,” [in:] D. Miller , Justice for Earthlings: Essays in
-mentioned positions and the relationships they are supposed to have enjoyed with the philosophy of Henri Poincaré and Ernst Cassirer. I then proceed to illustrate why such relationships are ill-founded and ... History and Philosophy of Modern Physics” 41 ( 1 ): 50 - 57 . Ben-Menahem Y . ( 2006 ), Conventionalism, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Brading K. , Crull E. ( 2017 ), Epistemic Structural Realism
-mentioned positions and the relationships they are supposed to have enjoyed with the philosophy of Henri Poincaré and Ernst Cassirer. I then proceed to illustrate why such relationships are ill-founded and ... History and Philosophy of Modern Physics” 41 ( 1 ): 50 - 57 . Ben-Menahem Y . ( 2006 ), Conventionalism, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Brading K. , Crull E. ( 2017 ), Epistemic Structural Realism
older and less comprehensive constitutions, a high degree of democratization and a more robust civil society, plagued by less political conflict. Spatial interdependence effects are also identified ... rights; Spruk, 2016 on political institutions; Lewczuk, 2019 on human rights protection) . More and more literature aiming to identify the factors explaining both types of rules has also emerged
by investigating a hypothetical ‘dogmatic conflict’ between a scientifically and a religiously grounded belief. I further suggest that considering Christian Wolff’s philosophy might provide us with an ... Diametros 0 See McCaskill , 2016 1 Dino Jakušić Department of Philosophy University of Warwick Coventry , CV4 7AL United Kingdom This article examines Paul Guyer's claim that we should attempt to
