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文化、世俗化与民主(ICLARS法律与宗教系列)

English | 180 pages | Routledge; 1st edition (June 25, 2024) | 1032618558 | PDF | 9 Mb

Following the approach developed by Alexis de Tocqueville, this volume views democracy as a cultural phenomenon. It starts from the assumption that if we are to adequately address concerns about the current state and future of modern Western democracies, we need first to tackle the cultural preconditions necessary for the functioning of a democracy.

Since Tocqueville’s time, the book takes the most crucial change in the West to be ‘double secularisation’. Here, this concerns, first, the diminished influence of organised Christianity. Even though secularity was partly a product of Christianity, secularisation is highly significant in terms of the cultural underpinnings of Western democracy. Second, it involves a decreased interest in and knowledge of classical philosophy.

Chapters on secularity, family life, civic life, and public spirit focus on central elements of the changed cultural foundation of democracy, exploring issues such as identity politics, the public space, and the role of human rights and natural law in a pluralistic and resilient democracy. The volume concludes with a closer look at the implications of current presentism, that is, the view that only the present counts for the legitimacy and effectiveness of democratic systems. Finally, it asks if double secularisation can also offer fresh opportunities for promoting the conditions of a viable democracy.

The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of law and religion, constitutional law, political science, history, and philosophy.

英文|180页|劳特利奇出版社;第一版(2024年6月25日)| 1032618558 | PDF | 9 Mb遵循亚历克西斯·德·托克维尔提出的方法,这本书将民主视为一种文化现象。它始于这样一个假设,即如果我们要充分解决对现代西方民主国家现状和未来的担忧,我们首先需要解决民主运作所需的文化先决条件。 自托克维尔时代以来,这本书认为西方最关键的变化是“双重世俗化”。在这里,这首先涉及有组织的基督教影响力的减弱。尽管世俗化在一定程度上是基督教的产物,但就西方民主的文化基础而言,世俗化具有重要意义。其次,它涉及对古典哲学的兴趣和知识的减少。 关于世俗性、家庭生活、公民生活和公共精神的章节侧重于民主文化基础变化的核心要素,探讨了身份政治、公共空间以及人权和自然法在多元化和弹性民主中的作用等问题。本书最后更仔细地研究了当前在场主义的影响,即只有现在才是民主制度合法性和有效性的关键。最后,它询问双重世俗化是否也能为促进可行民主的条件提供新的机会。 这本书将引起法律和宗教、宪法、政治学、历史和哲学领域的学者和研究人员的兴趣。
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