Why secession is undemocratic
the aim of this paper is to prove that secession is inherently undemocratic. We will review the secessionist arguments: the one that starts from a wrong idea of selfgovernment and the one that starts from liberalism. then, we will oppose objections to both: defending the value of equality; rejecting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Revista de Filosofia |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RESF/article/view/48444 |
| Summary: | the aim of this paper is to prove that secession is inherently undemocratic. We will review the secessionist arguments: the one that starts from a wrong idea of selfgovernment and the one that starts from liberalism. then, we will oppose objections to both: defending the value of equality; rejecting internal homogeneity claims; picking up Buchanan’s classic objections; and finally, reformulating, with Habermas and Pogge, a concept of self-government in order to deduce that it is not legitimate to draw more boundaries because an ideal democracy would require to eliminate the current borders. |
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| ISSN: | 0034-8244 1988-284X |