The Republican Nature of Modern Democracy: Implications on Educational Policy
This study offers a theoretical context for reading political education literature. Comparing the two classical cultural exemplars (Latin/Greek) we build our working framework upon the firm distinction between Republican and Democratic ideals and we suggest that the current political culture is shaped into the Republican mold. Setting these findings as our conceptual framework, we scrutinize the 2018's democratic education proposal of the Council of Europe, which although represents modern Republican states, it rather employs concepts¿participation, living-together, ethical competencies¿ extracted from the Democratic exemplar. Finally, we assess the effectiveness of our framework and the co…
The hermeneutic relevance of Aristotle
El presente artículo pasa revista a las dimensiones hermenéuticas presentes en la filosofía aristotélica, y se detiene en la filosofía moral. El concepto φρόνησις llamó la atención de Heidegger, que acabó aproximándolo al de conciencia (Gewissen), y de Gadamer, que encuentra en él un modelo de los problemas de la aplicación (Anwendung) en la tarea hermenéutica. El propio Gadamer acabará defendiendo el carácter dialogal y hermenéutico de la retórica, que no es más que una forma de la φρόνησις. This article reviews the hermeneutical dimensions present in Aristotelian philosophy, and focuses on moral philosophy. The concept of “prudence” caught the attention of Heidegger, who brought it close …