Open AccessThe first debate between liberals: A contribution to the study of political philosophy in Serbia
Author(s) -
Misa Djurkovic
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
filozofija i društvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2334-8577
pISSN - 0353-5738
DOI - 10.2298/fid1403345d
Subject(s) - liberalism , politics , classical liberalism , context (archaeology) , political philosophy , subject (documents) , liberalization , epistemology , sociology , political science , economic liberalism , law , law and economics , social science , positive economics , philosophy , economics , paleontology , library science , computer science , biology
In this article the author examines the first domestic philosophical debate between the two authors who perform within liberal positions. It is a debate between Leon Kojen and Aleksandar Pavkovic, conducted during 1985 in the pages of several national magazines. The main subject of controversy is the question of establishment of liberalism. Kojen is committed to seeing that liberalism is based on the equal rights, equal rights to freedom. Pavkovic criticizes this view and suggests different approach which establishes liberalism starting from interests. The author is analyzing their articles and arguments, but also attempts to shed light on the overall political and intellectual context of the liberalization of society in which the debate takes place. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179014