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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 3(6), pp. 285 - 294
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030601
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J眉rgen Habermas and the Political Realism: A Critique
Emanuele Castrucci *
Department of Law, University of Siena, Italy
ABSTRACT
The essay discusses Habermas' defense of cosmopolitic rights. Using Carl Schmitt's categories and the principle of political realism, the author shows the limits of Habermas' idea of human rights as legal rights and not simply as moral rights. The impossibility for Habermas to find a solution to the difficult relationship between moral and legal dimensions of human rights proves that the theory of human rights is a mere ideology.
KEYWORDS
Legitimacy, Human Rights, Political Realism
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[1] Emanuele Castrucci , "J眉rgen Habermas and the Political Realism: A Critique," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 285 - 294, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030601.
(b). APA Format:
Emanuele Castrucci (2015). J眉rgen Habermas and the Political Realism: A Critique. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(6), 285 - 294. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030601.