Loraux y Castoriadis: la fundamentación de la democracia griega.
This article looks into the problem of the foundation of Greek democracy —5th century BC— by critically analyzing the approaches of two contemporary thinkers in the field of Greek studies, Loraux and Castoriadis, concerning the language used by Athenian democracy and the representa-tions and institu...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7031690 |
| Source: | Diálogos de saberes: investigaciones y ciencias sociales, ISSN 0124-0021, Nº. 49, 2018, pags. 115-132 |
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This article looks into the problem of the foundation of Greek democracy —5th century BC— by critically analyzing the approaches of two contemporary thinkers in the field of Greek studies, Loraux and Castoriadis, concerning the language used by Athenian democracy and the representa-tions and institutions created by it. The analysis focuses on certain assertions that raise multiple questions: If Greek democracy was an unfounded system as such (Loraux), what can be understood by the term ‘founded’? What implications would this lack of foundation have? Is it valid to accept Castoriadis’ approach, whose grounds derive from the acceptance of intersubjective praxis based on the social and individual autonomy project and the reality of institutions? To answer these questions, this paper is divided into two sections—the first introduces the problem posed by Loraux on the absence of a foundation of democracy, and the second examines the answer given by Castoriadis, who maintains that such foundation should be sought in institutions and in the practice of democracy. In this sense, it is argued as a thesis that, rather than opposing views, they complement each other since, to the extent that logos became the political instrument par excellence of equal exchange —Loraux—, it is in such debates where the Athenian society autonomously created institutions and imaginary social meanings that made it possible for a community to explicitly self-govern —Castoriadis—. |
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