Rousseau and the concept of popular sovereignty
This essay examines Rousseau's political philosophy from the view point of power. The social contractis not under the modern primacy of govemment. It rather sees the constitution of community as an autonomous form of power that, under democratic conditions, reaches its realization in popular so...
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| Language: | Español |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - Departamento de Humanidades
2013
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| Online Access: | http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/113091 http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/arete/article/view/5609/5605 |
| Summary: | This essay examines Rousseau's political philosophy from the view point of power. The social contractis not under the modern primacy of govemment. It rather sees the constitution of community as an autonomous form of power that, under democratic conditions, reaches its realization in popular sovereignty. The legislator's enigmatic figure manifests, although with restriction, a third form of power: authority or the power of action as a competence of political initiatives. The balance among these three forms of power constitutes the framework of the modern conception of politics. === El presente ensayo investiga la filosofia política de Rousseau bajo la perspectiva de la problemática del poder. El contrato social no se orienta por el primado moderno del Gobierno, sino que concibe la constitución de la comunidad como un modo autónomo de poder que en condiciones democráticas alcanza su realización en la soberanía popular. La figura enigmática del legislador pone de manifiesto, aunque en forma restringida, una tercera forma de poder: la autoridad o el poder de acción en cuanto competencia de iniciativas políticas. El balance entre estos tres tipos de poder constituye el marco en que se inscribe la concepción moderna de la política. |
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