Abstract

SAHUI, Alejandro. Fifteen theses on the notion of political rationality. Andamios [online]. 2023, vol.20, n.52, pp.311-331.  Epub Nov 17, 2023. ISSN 2594-1917.  https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v20i52.1018.

This text presents fifteen theses on the notion of political rationality, whose origin can be traced back to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, particularly in the ideal of public use of reason. This project emphasizes the critical examination and justification of norms that can cause a personal impact. Autonomy is regarded as both a condition and a limitation of rules, while the possibility of determining their validity through discourse is acknowledged. The proposal continues a line of interpretation of public reason that Hannah Arendt, John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas developed in contemporary philosophy. It is a free reading of this philosophers, drawing from the essay on enlightenment and the critique of judgment that contain most of the keys for thinking about political rationality.

Keywords : Political rationality; public reason; justification; reflective judgment; Kant.