Kritisk politisk etik
This article gives a critical analysis of four different theories on the relationship between politics and morality. One is political cynicism, according to which the political sphere has nothing to do with morality. A second theory is political realism, which argues that the moral norms that are re...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
| Published: |
Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lub.lu.se/STK/article/view/28010 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | This article gives a critical analysis of four different theories on the relationship between politics and morality. One is political cynicism, according to which the political sphere has nothing to do with morality. A second theory is political realism, which argues that the moral norms that are relevant in politics are different from those valid for the relationship between individual persons. The third theory is political moralism, according to which moral considerations should have a direct impact on the actions of political agents.
The author is critical towards all of these three theories and is arguing in favor of what he calls a critical political ethics. According to this theory moral considerations should have a greater impact in politics than they usually have today. However, the role of ethics is not to give direct political guidance. Rather, its task is to give a critical examination of those in political power from a moral perspective. The starting point for such a critical approach should be an ethical constructivism as well as a principle of human dignity and a theory of justice. This is a position inspired by philosophers in the tradition of critical theory, such as Jürgen Habermas, Seyla Benhabib and Rainer Forst.
|
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0039-6761 2003-6248 |