More than modus vivendi, less than overlapping consensus: towards a political theory of social compromise
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2004
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Compromise Consensus Distributive ethics John Rawls Modus vivendi Negotiation Public valuesSujets proches
Political thought Government Political theory Civil government Commonwealth, The Science, Political Administration Politics politique théorieCiter ce document
C. Arnsperger et al., « More than modus vivendi, less than overlapping consensus: towards a political theory of social compromise », HAL-SHS : histoire, philosophie et sociologie des sciences et des techniques, ID : 10670/1.9qa7d8
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Political theory often relies on a definite vision of the lack of consensus,which does not necessarily exclude the possibility of some modus vivendi. It turns out however that a mere modus vivendi is widely felt to be insufficient to warrant political stability and a well-ordered society. Starting from distributive-justice issues and problems of ethical conflict in democratic society, it is argued that the middle ground between a mere modus vivendi and full-blown consensus has room for a useful concept of compromise which accounts for basic aspects of the dynamics of political arrangements.