Religion, secularism and justice. Habermas´ account of the role of religion in the public sphere and the aristotelian virtue of justice
Published 2014-11-04
Keywords
- justice,
- religion,
- Habermas,
- Aristotle,
- public sphere
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Abstract
In this article we propose that Habermas´ account of the role of religion in the public sphere follows the Aristotelian model of distributive justice. After presenting a way in which Aristotle´s notion of distributive justice can be used to assess participation within political debates, the text will relate such a presentation with Habermas´ discussion on the role of religion in the public sphere of a deliberative democracy. Finally, in the third part of the text, we will present some conclusions.
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