Aug 2026· New German Critique· Vol 53, pp. 127-149· 0 citations· 12 references
Abstract
The concept of universalization is one of the most problematic and controversial among those pertaining to Jürgen Habermas’s theory of discourse ethics. As some critics have argued, Habermas’s requirement that moral disagreements be resolved through the identification or institution of a commonly shared interest on the basis of which to establish a universal agreement on the validity of the normative claims aimed at its satisfaction is unrealistic given the inherently pluralistic conditions in which these disagreements tend to manifest themselves. Some have pointed out that the fulfillment of such a requirement could be highly pernicious due to the homogenizing, paternalistic, and even totalitarian attitudes and practices to which this could potentially give rise. Contrary to these criticisms, this article argues that moral universalism—in the particular way in which Habermas conceives of it—and the existence of a pluralism of values are not only compatible but also, in fact, interdependent achievements.
The ideal of a society composed of virtuous members capable of the best governance has traditionally been widely discussed in social-philosophical and ethical thought. The classical concepts of Plato and Aristotle laid the foundations for this idea. While Plato emphasized the role of the wisdom of philosopher-rulers, A...
Evgenij Derzhivitskij, V. Perov· Schole Ancient philosophy an...· 0 citations
It is argued that given philosophical naturalism and evolutionary theory, one should be skeptical of moral claims, especially claims of the sort that one ought to do such and such, and if the argument presented here is valid and sound, bioethicists should be more skeptical of what one is obligated to do.
S. Napier· Journal of Medicine and Phil...· 0 citations
Abstract How theoretical is political science, i.e. the discipline of ethics? And how theoretical is phronēsis, i.e. a virtuous agent’s ethical knowledge of how to live? Readers of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics have given widely divergent answers to these questions. Contrary to the tendency of recent scholarship, we a...
Samuel H. Baker, Patricio A. Fernandez· Rhizomata· 0 citations
In his
Also a History of Philosophy
, Jürgen Habermas asserts that Hegel renews the doctrine of ancient necessitarianism. Focused on an ‘insight into necessity’ that seeks to discern and explicate the rationality of existing reality, this doctrine prioritizes theory over practice and expects that individuals subo...
Martyn Hammersley argues that sociology should confine normativity to the selection of research questions and research ethics, while excluding it from the production and justification of knowledge. His case rests on two related claims: first, that factual descriptions can and should be separated from normative evaluati...
Juan Ignacio Staricco· Dialogues in Sociology· 0 citations
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