Philosophy and Democratic Prejudice

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Hans KÖCHLER International Progress Organization

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v8i1.172

Keywords:

doctrine of democracy, human rights, democratic ideal, popular sovereignty, deconstruction, democratic fatigue, democratic prejudice, democratic expectations

Abstract

Talk presented at the Plenary Session of the International Conference Life and Philosophy dedicated to the memory and 90^th anniversary of the Academician Georg Brutian.

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Author Biography

Hans KÖCHLER, International Progress Organization

(Dr. phil, Dr. h.c.) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck (Austria), President of the International Progress Organization, Co-President of the International Academy for Philosophy. His areas of interest include phenomenology, existential philosophy, anthropology, human rights, philosophy of law theory of democracy, etc. Köchler’s publication list contains more than 500 books, reports and scholarly articles in several languages. Among his major works are: “Skepticism and Social Critique in the Thought of Martin Heidegger”, “Phenomenological Realism”, “Philosophy – Law – Politics”, “Democracy and the International Rule of Law”, “Global Justice or Global Revenge? International Criminal Law at the Crossroads”.

References

Kant, I. (1989). Critique of Practical Reason. New York: Macmillan.
Kant, I. (1995). Zum ewigen Frieden. (O. Höffe, Ed). Berlin: Akademie.
Kelsen, H. (1963). Vom Wesen und Wert der Demokratie (2nd ed.). Aalen: Scientia Verlag.
Kriesi, H. (2005). Direct Democratic Choice: The Swiss Experience. Lanham/Plymouth: Lexington Books.

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Published

2017-06-28

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KÖCHLER, H. (2017). Philosophy and Democratic Prejudice. WISDOM, 8(1), 44–48. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v8i1.172

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2017): 1-2017

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