A Critique on The Debate of Liberals and Communitarians in Contemporary Political Philosophy

Shojaiyan, Mohammad; Taheri, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.30465/crtls.2021.35680.2198

A Critique on The Debate of Liberals and Communitarians in Contemporary Political Philosophy

Document Type : Research

Authors

Mohammad Shojaiyan ¹

Mohammad Reza Taheri ²

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Research Institute of Hawzah and University, Qom, Iran

² PhD in Political Science, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.35680.2198

Abstract

Communitarianism and its serious critique of liberal discourse is one of the most important issues in contemporary political philosophy. The book "An Introduction to the Debate of Liberals and Communitarians in Contemporary Political Philosophy" is responsible for analyzing this important issue. One of the strengths of the present book is to address an almost novel subject in the field of political philosophy that has been less studied independently, especially in Persian sources. The authors' emphasis on Paul Ricoeur's method as "text-based hermeneutics" gives them a considerable opportunity to examine and read the works of political thought. However, there are some objections to the book. First, the writers have not paid attention to the results of this conflict and the effects or, in other words, the changes that have resulted from the conflict in contemporary political philosophy. Second, the authors did not pay attention to the influence of Wittgenstein II's views on the content of the political philosophy of communitarianism. The authors also attribute a leadership role to McIntyre, but little attention has been paid to Sandel's very important position. Also, considering that the axis of the dispute was justice, it was appropriate that the axes explained in the book in this regard be finally referred to the issue of justice.

Keywords

Liberalism

Communitarianism

Political Philosophy

Justice

Individualism

Subjects

political science

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