Republicanism: Rousseau and ourselves
Abstract
As is well known, republicanism is a philosophical-political current that aims to correct some of the defects and inadequacies of liberalism, criticising liberal philosophy for lacking the necessary elements to build a common life in freedom, thanks to which citizens feel committed to the public sphere and to an interest that transcends the various individual interests. Robert Bellah, the well-known author of Habits of the Heart, well defined the republic thus understood as "an active political community of participating citizens who must have a purpose and a set of values‰. Values or civic virtues that constitute the glue capable of creating "social capital‰, to use Robert Putnam's equally celebrated expression. New republicanism thus does not aim to resurrect old republican ideas against monarchy, but rather to understand liberal politics differently, in a way that more directly relies on citizen involvement in the public space.
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