The Rousseau’s Political Philosophy: between Populist and Democratic Constitutionalism

Authors

  • Roger Zapata Ciro Universidad de Antioquia

Keywords:

Democracy, populism, fundamental rights, constitutionalism, General Will

Abstract

This text aims to show how Rousseau's Political Philosophy, in both expression and form of the general will, cannot be conceived as a philosophy that creates the risk of infringing the fundamental rights of every member of society, because this regulative idea of the general will is precisely manifested in fundamental political laws, which establish aspects of basic justice to prevent abuse of the majority or of the current Government. This
will allow to understand that this philosophy is a commitment to democratic constitutionalism and not, as has it been thought, to populist constitutionalism.

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Author Biography

Roger Zapata Ciro, Universidad de Antioquia

Institute of Philosophy

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Published

2015-01-19

How to Cite

Zapata Ciro, R. . (2015). The Rousseau’s Political Philosophy: between Populist and Democratic Constitutionalism. Versiones. Philosophy’s Journal, (4), 41–51. Retrieved from https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/versiones/article/view/21530

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