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Burgerlijke solidariteit

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  • Herman van Gunsteren

Abstract

Solidarity of citizens. Not only the Left, but everyone these days is confronted with 'language idling' and speechlessness - words spoken while the conditions for meaningful use are not met. The Left may very well borrow the vocabulary of individual choice from the Right, the more so since the Right recently has forsaken its legacy by interpreting citizenship not as the right to be different, but as normalisation into the national culture. Pitfalls of embracing individualism may be avoided by coupling it with notions of emancipation for all members of a community of fate, of public happiness and of solidarity.

Author Biography

Herman van Gunsteren

Herman van Gunsteren is hoogleraar politieke theorieën en rechtsfilosofie aan de Universiteit Lelden en auteur van Gevaarlijk veilig. Terreurbestrijding in de democratie, Woordenschat voor verwarde politici en Stoppen. U wilt het, U kunt het, U doet het niet.

Published

2005-08-22

How to Cite

van Gunsteren, Herman. 2005. “Burgerlijke Solidariteit”. Krisis | Journal for Contemporary Philosophy 25 (3):26-31. https://krisis.eu/article/view/39366.

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