Regarding policies of moderation: the continuation of a dialogue with Rafael del Águila

Authors

  • JOAQUÍN ABELLÁN GARCÍA

Keywords:

Political thought, ideologies, concept of politics, Max Weber, the ethics of responsibility and accountability.

Abstract

The article stems from a proposal Rafael del Aguila made in his last book, Crítica de las ideologías, about a politics of moderation as a response to the ideological catastrophe of the last century: a kind of politics that would avoid the fanaticism of ideologies and their destructive consequences. On analysing this proposal, the article shows the elements it has in common with Max Weber’s concept of politics, in an attempt to recover Max Weber in the construction of a politics that is prudential and responsible.

Published

2009-12-03

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Section

MONOGRAPHS

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