Abstract

FANTONI, Josefina. Ethical rationality: A responsible action. Cuad. Fac. Humanid. Cienc. Soc., Univ. Nac. Jujuy [online]. 2000, n.15, pp.209-216. ISSN 1668-8104.

We mean by ethical rationality an intersubjective rationality that set the basis for human common actions responsibility. An ethical response from communicative action allow us to institutionalize interests concerning everyone who share an authentic human vocation. Although this rationality is made evident through an argumentative speech -in which the interlocutor brings forward the reasons that support his/her action- it doesn't mean ethical discourse could refuse to listen some of the persons affected by it or limit their argumentative competency or exclude them from the argumentative process; this would be to reject the logic and the proper finality of argumentation because of subjective motives, that could not cope with the canon of intersubjectivity. Ethical rationality suppose to recognize human being -interlocutor- as person and assume the institutionalization of responsible actions, not individuals nor strategics but actions that accept decision consecuencies, generalizable interests and a compromise with the affected.

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