Legitimidad democrática y derechos básicos: la ética del discurso como núcleo de una teoría democrática

The purpose of this article is to reflect on the terrain of contemporary political philosophy, whose object of reflection focuses on discourse ethics of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas. The intention is to show that not only science and technology are rational activities; but also the right m...

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Main Authors: Torres Oviedo, Jairo Miguel, Hernández Palma, Oona Isabel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5430389
Source:Justicia Juris, ISSN 1692-8571, Vol. 11, Nº. 1, 2015, pags. 125-139
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Summary: The purpose of this article is to reflect on the terrain of contemporary political philosophy, whose object of reflection focuses on discourse ethics of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas. The intention is to show that not only science and technology are rational activities; but also the right morals and politics. That is, that as in science, subjects agree on matters of truth, it is also possible that in the social world and about the legal, moral and political ideas subjects can reach agreements based on issues of righteousness rules that allow the construction processes of social modernization. In this regard discourse ethics attempts to clarify and make explicit a concept of dialogical reason dialogical where that reason would generate processes of democratic legitimacy based on processes of understanding and on the basis of dialogue possible.