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Helmuth Plessner's Social and Political Thought in Light of his Philosophy of Life

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

Colonialism in Kant’s Political Philosophy

? 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

How Political Is the Kantian Church?

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

How Does Historical Faith Complement Immanuel Kant’s Philosophy of Religion?

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

Reevaluating Politicized Identity & Notions of an American Political Community in the Legal & Political Process

, Public Law and Legal Theory Commons , Race, Ethnicity and Post- 3 New York University - Washington , D.C. , USA 4 Commons, Cultural Heritage Law Commons, Election Law Commons , Ethics and Political ... Philosophy 5 Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Constitutional Law Commons , Courts Follow this and additional works at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse Colonial Studies Commons

Ranked Choice Voting: How Voters Have Responded to a Failing Political System

A long-standing colloquialism amongst politicians and people in the political world is “People love their congressmen but hate Congress.”4 While not a new sentiment, distrust of the political system

Serving Only to Oppress: An Intersectional and Critical Race Analysis of Constitutional Originalism Inflicting Harm

Constitution were set at the founding and have not changed or adapted since. See Marcia Coyle, ‘His Judicial Philosophy Is Mine’: Amy Barrett Touts Scalia in Remarks From Rose Garden, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL ... (Sep. 26, 2020), https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/09/26/his-judicial-philosophy-is-mine-amy-barrett-toutsscalia-in-remarks-from-rose-garden/?slreturn=20230227132623. 2023] value judgments in

Charting Moral Psychology’s Significance for Bioethics: Routes to Bioethical Progress, its Limits, and Lessons from Moral Philosophy

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

Moderate Communitarianism and the Idea of Political Morality in African Democratic Practice

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

Recognizing America's "Religious Nones" and Their Influence on Political and Legal Norms

Berlinerblau defines secularism as ?[a] political philosophy which . . . is preoccupied with, and often deeply suspicious of, any and all relations between government and religion.?50 And, finally, defining ... philosophy that results in depriving religious leaders of political power but maintaining a benign attitude toward their religious beliefs. This notion has been consistently backed by religious liberals, the

A Contribution to a Politico-Liberal Model of Judgment

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

The Rise of American Conservatism in Israel

The American fascination with the link between interpretive methodology and political ideology rarely reaches beyond its borders. This Article offers a comparative case study, which converses with ... 281 (quoting former minister Ayelet Shaked). 329 Tikvah describes its philosophy thus: “In its political philosophy, the Fund is Zionist. Economically, it supports the free market. Culturally, it

Publicly Committed to the Good: The State of Nature and the Civil Condition in Right and in Ethics

-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

Spinoza, Enlightenment, and Classical German Philosophy

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

“Foreign Agents,” Sovereignty, and Political Pluralism: How the Russian Foreign Agents Law is Shaping Civil Society

Court of Human Rights reflect contemporary Russian political rhetoric that views Western governments and their agents, including NGOs, as threats to Russian sovereignty and national security. However ... ,? SOVEREIGNTY, AND POLITICAL PLURALISM: HOW THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN AGENTS LAW IS SHAPING CIVIL SOCIETY Alexandra V. Orlova* During the 1990s, many Russian non-governmental organizations (?NGOs?) secured foreign

Rawlsian Contractualism and Healthcare Allocation: A response to Torbjörn Tännsjö

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

Rawlsian Contractualism and Healthcare Allocation: A response to Torbjörn Tännsjö

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

Senses of objectivity. Henri Poincaré and Ernst Cassirer in the context of 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

Senses of objectivity. Henri Poincaré and Ernst Cassirer in the context of 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

Taking Exception to Criminal Justice Reforms that Fail to Transform: Using Transitional Justice to End the Carceral State

rule as well as address any violations of economic, social, political, civil, human, and cultural rights that may have occurred. TJ has “crystallized into an international norm and is today firmly ... suggest that waiting on a change in 6 BRACKA, supra note 4, at 106. 7 See id. at 115. 8 U.N. Secretary-General, Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural