The relationship between political philosophy and democracy at Michael Walzer’s work

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https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v14i2.730

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Political philosophy; Democracy; Michael Walzer

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the relationship between political philosophy and democracy in the Michael Walzer’s work, influenced by John Rawls. To do this, it will be done a brief presentation of Rawls’s views about that relationship. After, it will be shown that Walzer corroborates and expands the Rawls’s conception. Finally, it will be described the role of immanent critique that Walzer attributes to political philosophy in contemporary democracies, turning it rather policy’s guide, based on privileged contemplation of any alleged transcendent and binding order, into a committed engagement  only with the very democratic order.

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Ricardo Corrêa de Araujo, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

Doutor em Filosofia e professor da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Espírito Santo – Brasil.

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2016-12-18

How to Cite

ARAUJO, Ricardo Corrêa de. The relationship between political philosophy and democracy at Michael Walzer’s work. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 1–16, 2016. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v14i2.730. Disponível em: https://www3.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/730. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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