The civil society between freedom and democracy

Authors

  • Johannes Michael Schnarrer

Keywords:

political science, ethics, civil society, Europe, democracy, government, freedom

Abstract

In view of a rapid succession of events in the contemporary world, on both the political and the scientific levels, it is indeed essential to say more about the subject of democracy in the civil society. If by democracy we mean not only a form of government but also a system of living, then indeed a unanimous judgment and also a general conception cannot be expected, but nevertheless the concept need not to be debased to the stage of complete meaninglessness.

Author Biography

Johannes Michael Schnarrer

Univ.-Prof. Ph.D. and Th.D. professor at the University of Karlsburg, and at the University of Vienna. Author of the books: Market, Morality and Marginalization (1994); Arbeit und Wertewandel (1996); The common good in our changing world (1997); Allianz f ̧r den Sonntag (1998); Norm und Naturrecht verstehen (1999); Aktuelle Herausforderungen der Ethik in Wirtschaft und Politik (1999); Anything goes? Sittlichkeit im Zeitalter der Skepsis (2000); Solidarit‰t und Sozialstaat (2000); Spannungsfelder praktischer Philosophie (2003); Reihe Komplexe Ethik 1 ñ Sittliche Urteilsbildung in der vernetzten Gesellschaft - Grundlagen (2004).

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Published

2004-08-30

Issue

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 3, no. 8, Summer 2004

Section

Studies & Articles