TY - JOUR
T1 - Political philosophy and empowering citizens
AU - De-Shalit, Avner
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - This paper defends the idea of empowering citizens by means of teaching them political philosophy. First, I explain and define empowerment as an experience leading to the development of critical and philosophical capabilities. Several challenges to using philosophy to empower citizens are then discussed and rejected. This group of challenges is called the 'divorce theory', because, according to them, philosophy and politics should be distinguished, as if divorced from each other, so that they can live happily side by side, but not together. Finally, empowerment is normatively defended and distinguished from paternalism, and examine the relationships between empowerment through political philosophy and deliberative democracy.
AB - This paper defends the idea of empowering citizens by means of teaching them political philosophy. First, I explain and define empowerment as an experience leading to the development of critical and philosophical capabilities. Several challenges to using philosophy to empower citizens are then discussed and rejected. This group of challenges is called the 'divorce theory', because, according to them, philosophy and politics should be distinguished, as if divorced from each other, so that they can live happily side by side, but not together. Finally, empowerment is normatively defended and distinguished from paternalism, and examine the relationships between empowerment through political philosophy and deliberative democracy.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=11144285941&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00509.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00509.x
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AN - SCOPUS:11144285941
SN - 0032-3217
VL - 52
SP - 802
EP - 818
JO - Political Studies
JF - Political Studies
IS - 4
ER -
