The helpless reason. Power and freedom in Robert Spaemann´s work

Authors

  • Javier Eduardo Pérez Téllez Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón - Facultad de Psicología y Humanidades-Departamento de Filosofía y Teología-Lima-Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9004-0211

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v21i2.2635

Keywords:

Reason, power, freedom, utopia

Abstract

Ratio, as a universal attribute of human being, would be the essential element to establish forms of political praxis deprived of any kind of coercion. The present article aims to introduce the reader to this controversy by means of the considerations made by the philosopher Robert Spaemann. In order to fulfill this objective, we will first explore what made Spaemann involve in the debate. Then, we will study the concept of power and freedom in Spaemann´s work. In the third section of the article, we will explain and discuss our author´s oucome to the controversy. Finally, we will offer some reflections in regard of this subject.

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Author Biography

Javier Eduardo Pérez Téllez, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón - Facultad de Psicología y Humanidades-Departamento de Filosofía y Teología-Lima-Perú

Licenciado en Filosofía por la UNMSM y Maestro en Bioética y Bioderecho por la UCSS. Sus áreas de investigación son la ética aplicada y el pensamiento personalista español y alemán. Actualmente, se desempeña como docente de educación superior en instituciones como UNIFE,  UTP,  USMP y el Seminario Mayor Fray Martín de Porres.

Published

2022-11-03

How to Cite

Pérez Téllez, J. E. (2022). The helpless reason. Power and freedom in Robert Spaemann´s work. Phainomenon, 21(2), e2635. https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v21i2.2635