Essays about: "Rainer Forst"

Found 4 essays containing the words Rainer Forst.

  1. 1. Agonism or Deliberation? : A Critical Study on the Democratic Theories of Chantal Mouffe and Rainer Forst

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Stefan Lindqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : Legitimacy; Democracy; Chantal Mouffe; Rainer Forst;

    Abstract : Taking as motivation Chantal Mouffe’s critique of Habermasian deliberative democracy, this thesis sets out to evaluate her conception of democracy — agonistic pluralism — in relation the deliberative approach of Rainer Forst. The evaluation was performed with the aid of a specific conceptualization of legitimacy as to its function, source, and connection to democracy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Matter of justification : A study on how Human Rights NGOs interpret, prioritize and justify human rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lindestreng; [2018]
    Keywords : Human Rights NGOs; Rainer Forst; Justification of human rights; Interpretation; Martha Nussbaum; Prioritization; Michael Ignatieff;

    Abstract : The emergence of Human Rights NGOs continue to influence the practice of human rights domestically and internationally. In connection with this development, as scrutinizers of human rights and human rights violations, the Human Rights NGOs must in turn be scrutinized. READ MORE

  4. 3. How can we know anything in questions of morality? : A Critical Assessment of Rainer Forst’s Theory of Justification

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Jakobsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Moral epistemology; Moral judgements; Human rights; Constructivism; Discourse ethics; The Right to Justification.;

    Abstract : When discussing any question in which a human being has a moral claim or a moral choice to make we need to address the justification of those claims and actions. Hence one can ask the question whether we can discuss a justification of moral judgments without having any specific knowledge about any corresponding fact or if it is possible to justify a moral judgment without having that kind of knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reflexive Toleration : A Critical Inquiry into Rainer Forst’s Theory of Toleration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Etik

    Author : Martin Langby; [2017]
    Keywords : Rainer Forst; toleration; ethics; politics; critical theory; religious studies;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis provides a critical inquiry into Rainer Forst’s theory of toleration, including a descriptive section and a normative critical stance of said theory. Being placed in the tradition of critical theory, also applied as the theoretical framework, and using a hermeneutics methodology when approaching the material, the aim is to provide a close reading of Forst’s texts. READ MORE