Open AccessDemocracia y liberalismo político. La perspectiva de Martha Nussbaum
Author(s) -
Gabriel Enrique Arjona Pachón
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
colombia internacional
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1900-6004
pISSN - 0121-5612
DOI - 10.7440/colombiaint78.2013.06
Subject(s) - solidarity , humanity , democracy , liberalism , politics , sociology , economic justice , cohesion (chemistry) , epistemology , political science , law and economics , law , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry
This article presents a diachronic and systematic analysis of Martha Nussbaum's philosophical work, for the purpose of explaining her political liberalism, which articulates the reflections about justice and cultivating humanity in a cosmopolitan perspective, as keys for understanding and building democracy in the present world. Nussbaum's proposal connects technical and practical dimensions of politics, in order to protect individual freedom, guarantee material opportunities for self realization and promote social cohesion through solidarity, respect and mutual recognition