Original scientific paper

An ethical view of Karol Wojtyl's democracy

Iris Tičac ; Department of philosophy, University of Zadar

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the ethical view of democracy held by Karol Wojtyle – pope John Paul II, as a relevant and significant contribution to the defense of democracy at its sources. Since the discourse of democracy presupposes a discourse on man, the first step the article takes is to illuminate Wojtyl’s personalism as the point of departure for reflecting upon the sense of democracy. Woytyl’s philosophical contribution to reflecting upon the sense of democracy canalready be recognized in his decisive critique of the anti-personalist conceptions which are at the base of individualism and collectivism, in his elaboration of the principle of "participation" as an authentic foundation of the human community, in his personalist and theological conception of the "common good" and especially in the emphasis he places on the fundamental principles and fundamental values (the truth concerning man, properly conceived freedom) without which it is impossible to build an authentic democracy.

Keywords

democracy; the person; freedom; “participation”; totalitarianism; transcendental truth; “the common good”

Hrčak ID:

190040

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190040

Publication date:

1.1.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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