Abstract

CRISTOBO, Matías. Criticism of the "mental experiment" by David Held. Rev. Pilquen. secc. cienc. soc. [online]. 2012, n.15, pp.00-00. ISSN 1851-3123.

In this short paper we apply ourselves to critically examine the teoretical proposal by David Held about the possibilities of formation of a "cosmopolitan democracy". To this end, we present the argument structured around three main principles: the principle of autonomy translated as the ability to participate in public debates, the principle of the creation of a democratic legal state and the principle of a cosmopolitan democracy resulting from the above. Then, give way to criticism of the "mental experiment" suggested by the author as an exercise by which you can explore the potentiality of autonomy in structuring contemporary societies.

Keywords : Democracy; Liberalism; Critic; Global Order.

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