Das neuzeitliche Verstandnis von Gerechtigkeit knupft an den gelehrten Gerechtigkeitsdiskurs des ... more Das neuzeitliche Verstandnis von Gerechtigkeit knupft an den gelehrten Gerechtigkeitsdiskurs des Mittelalters an, der seinerseits unter dem Einfluss des Gerechtigkeitsdenkens der Antike stand und deren Vokabular rezipierte. In der fruhen Neuzeit erlebt dieses Vokabular jedoch eine erhebliche Bedeutungsverschiebung, die in das bis heute masgebliche Grundverstandnis von Gerechtigkeit mundet.
Myslenka socialni spravedlnosti, cili myslenka, že spolecnost jako celek je řizena jistými požada... more Myslenka socialni spravedlnosti, cili myslenka, že spolecnost jako celek je řizena jistými požadavky spravedlnosti, ma dlouhou tradici. Nachazime ji již ve spisech velkých myslitelů starověkeho Řecka, napřiklad Platona a Aristotela. Přesto je vsak termin "socialni spravedlnost" spise moderni. Objevuje se až v průběhu průmyslove revoluce, kdy lide zacali vnimat svou spolecnost jako formu urciteho socialniho soužiti a spoluprace a taky i jako politicky uspořadane spolecenstvi. V nasledujicim výkladu se chci zabývat moderni, soucasnou koncepci spravedlnosti, ktera se rozviji v Evropě v poslednich dvou stech letech a je vseobecně přijimana i dnes, ackoliv z různými výhradami a kritickými přistupy.
Social power has many facets. This paper aims to illuminate some of these. First of all, it consi... more Social power has many facets. This paper aims to illuminate some of these. First of all, it considers the general conceptual framework in which the concept of power is embedded. The author then elaborates on an analysis of the elementary concept of social power resulting in a proposal how to define power. Furthermore, the article deals with complex networks of power relations, namely constellations and structures of power. Another section focuses on some special aspects of the dynamics of power structures. Finally, the author discusses the problem of legitimation of power.
The idea of justice tends to a successive widening of its scope. In the course of social developm... more The idea of justice tends to a successive widening of its scope. In the course of social development, it has been extended to pretty complex and large social arrangements. Around the turn of the twentieth century, it became common to talk about “social justice” in relation to entire social orders. Currently, there is a further widening of the idea in regard to the global order, i.e., the growing discussion on “global justice.” The paper aims to shed light on the concepts of social and global justice by tracing them back to the basic elements of the underlying idea of justice. With this aim in view, the article begins with some preliminary remarks on the vocabulary of justice in general in order to clarify the conceptual framework in which the notions of social and global justice are embedded. It then explicates the concept of social justice in a rather general way that is compatible with its various substantial political interpretations, such as liberalism or socialism. Finally, it turns to the idea of global justice with the intention of making it intelligible and more precise.
The paper aims at a critical discussion of Alexy's conception of the relationship between law and... more The paper aims at a critical discussion of Alexy's conception of the relationship between law and morality, which is known to insist on their necessary connection. After a brief recapitulation of this conception, the author scrutinizes three of its essential elements: the thesis of the dual nature of law, the argument from law's claim to moral correctness, and the idea of an objective morality. Finally, he sketches his own position which, in some respects, resembles Alexy's view, but also differs from it in certain relevant points.
Das neuzeitliche Verstandnis von Gerechtigkeit knupft an den gelehrten Gerechtigkeitsdiskurs des ... more Das neuzeitliche Verstandnis von Gerechtigkeit knupft an den gelehrten Gerechtigkeitsdiskurs des Mittelalters an, der seinerseits unter dem Einfluss des Gerechtigkeitsdenkens der Antike stand und deren Vokabular rezipierte. In der fruhen Neuzeit erlebt dieses Vokabular jedoch eine erhebliche Bedeutungsverschiebung, die in das bis heute masgebliche Grundverstandnis von Gerechtigkeit mundet.
Myslenka socialni spravedlnosti, cili myslenka, že spolecnost jako celek je řizena jistými požada... more Myslenka socialni spravedlnosti, cili myslenka, že spolecnost jako celek je řizena jistými požadavky spravedlnosti, ma dlouhou tradici. Nachazime ji již ve spisech velkých myslitelů starověkeho Řecka, napřiklad Platona a Aristotela. Přesto je vsak termin "socialni spravedlnost" spise moderni. Objevuje se až v průběhu průmyslove revoluce, kdy lide zacali vnimat svou spolecnost jako formu urciteho socialniho soužiti a spoluprace a taky i jako politicky uspořadane spolecenstvi. V nasledujicim výkladu se chci zabývat moderni, soucasnou koncepci spravedlnosti, ktera se rozviji v Evropě v poslednich dvou stech letech a je vseobecně přijimana i dnes, ackoliv z různými výhradami a kritickými přistupy.
Social power has many facets. This paper aims to illuminate some of these. First of all, it consi... more Social power has many facets. This paper aims to illuminate some of these. First of all, it considers the general conceptual framework in which the concept of power is embedded. The author then elaborates on an analysis of the elementary concept of social power resulting in a proposal how to define power. Furthermore, the article deals with complex networks of power relations, namely constellations and structures of power. Another section focuses on some special aspects of the dynamics of power structures. Finally, the author discusses the problem of legitimation of power.
The idea of justice tends to a successive widening of its scope. In the course of social developm... more The idea of justice tends to a successive widening of its scope. In the course of social development, it has been extended to pretty complex and large social arrangements. Around the turn of the twentieth century, it became common to talk about “social justice” in relation to entire social orders. Currently, there is a further widening of the idea in regard to the global order, i.e., the growing discussion on “global justice.” The paper aims to shed light on the concepts of social and global justice by tracing them back to the basic elements of the underlying idea of justice. With this aim in view, the article begins with some preliminary remarks on the vocabulary of justice in general in order to clarify the conceptual framework in which the notions of social and global justice are embedded. It then explicates the concept of social justice in a rather general way that is compatible with its various substantial political interpretations, such as liberalism or socialism. Finally, it turns to the idea of global justice with the intention of making it intelligible and more precise.
The paper aims at a critical discussion of Alexy's conception of the relationship between law and... more The paper aims at a critical discussion of Alexy's conception of the relationship between law and morality, which is known to insist on their necessary connection. After a brief recapitulation of this conception, the author scrutinizes three of its essential elements: the thesis of the dual nature of law, the argument from law's claim to moral correctness, and the idea of an objective morality. Finally, he sketches his own position which, in some respects, resembles Alexy's view, but also differs from it in certain relevant points.
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