Original scientific paper

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Damir Barbarić ; Institute for Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The author notes four main presuppositions for the democracy conceived in Greece and then historically transmitted to the new era and to our time. The first of these is the establishment of man as an individual, i.e. as abstract citizen. The second gives absolute significance to freedom as the first and highest value. The third presupposition of democracy is the view that life-pervading activity within a community can be conducted in a way that results in the full transparency of motives and reasons, in acquiring full consciousness concerning the motives and final ends of every human act. The fourth presupposition is the full mutual equality, on principle, between people because they, conceived as abstract citizens, are placed into a relationship towards generality.

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Hrčak ID:

113043

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/113043

Publication date:

2.3.1992.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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