Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice

The article presents a version of the critical theory of justice structured on the basis of the grounding program for discourse ethics, taking the principle of responsibility introduced by K. O. Apel, as a normative guide for intervention in real-world societies. This guide, which is specified in th...

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Main Author: Gustavo Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-12-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/38327/pdf_32
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spelling doaj-310c8778a9b042898150ddc115f0cd042020-11-25T01:25:20ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIdeas y Valores0120-00620120-00622014-12-01631565378http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v63n156.38327Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of JusticeGustavo Pereira 0Universidad de la República - MontevideoThe article presents a version of the critical theory of justice structured on the basis of the grounding program for discourse ethics, taking the principle of responsibility introduced by K. O. Apel, as a normative guide for intervention in real-world societies. This guide, which is specified in the condition of subjects of dialogue, makes it possible to identify and develop the theory’s constitutive elements. Capacities, as a metric of justice, and a sufficientarian principle that works jointly with that of difference are the elements that aim to ensure the condition of subjects of dialogue.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/38327/pdf_32K. O. Apeldiscourse ethicsjusticeresponsibility.
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Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
Ideas y Valores
K. O. Apel
discourse ethics
justice
responsibility.
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title Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
title_short Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
title_full Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
title_fullStr Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
title_full_unstemmed Constitutive Elements of a Critical Theory of Justice
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publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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description The article presents a version of the critical theory of justice structured on the basis of the grounding program for discourse ethics, taking the principle of responsibility introduced by K. O. Apel, as a normative guide for intervention in real-world societies. This guide, which is specified in the condition of subjects of dialogue, makes it possible to identify and develop the theory’s constitutive elements. Capacities, as a metric of justice, and a sufficientarian principle that works jointly with that of difference are the elements that aim to ensure the condition of subjects of dialogue.
topic K. O. Apel
discourse ethics
justice
responsibility.
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