Political neutrality
Abstract
The notion “political neutrality” is an essential part of the culture of lawfulness in a democratic society. This paper aims to show, firstly, its normative content, distinguishing between neutral justification and (impossible) neutrality in the results of political action. Secondly, it gives an idea of the historic origin of this notion, as it has accompanied modern political philosophy since its outset in XVI century. Finally, the aim is to discuss the relevance of political neutrality in contemporary political philosophy, where communitarian and republican objections have had special importance. In this context, the paper differentiates three ways of defense of political neutrality –the modus vivendi model, the political consensus model and the ethic integrity model-, giving a short criticism of each of them.
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