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Habermas ve Evrenselcilik Çıkmazı

Habermas and the Impasse of Universalism

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  • Kaygı: Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi

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  • 2012

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Abstract (2. Language): 
As a contemporary universalist, Jürgen Habermas appropriates Kant’s practical philosophy. He insists, however, that no cultural difference may be disrespected in the name of universalism. Rather, only those moral norms that are accepted by every participant, regardless of their cultural background, of a rational-moral debate are universal. My aim, in this paper, is to show that Habermasian universalism is not co-tenable with the cultural differences he endeavors to incorporate into his Kantian paradigm. In order to reach my aim, I shall, first, review Habermasian discourse ethics. In the second section, I shall focus on the history of sexuality to test the tenability of Habermasian universalism.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Evrenselciliğin çağdaş temsilcilerinden Jürgen Habermas, söylem-etik kuramını Kant’ın ahlak felsefesi üzerine kurar. Bununla birlikte Habermas, evrenselcilik adına hiçbir kültürel farklılığın dışlanmaması gerektigini savunur. Dolayısıyla, ancak ve ancak rasyonel-ahlaki tartışmanın tüm katılımcıları tarafından kabul edilen normların evrensel normlar olabileceğini söyler. Bu yazıda Kant felsefesi üzerine kurulan Habermasçı evrenselcilik ile kültürel farklılıkların bir arada var olamayacakları savunuluyor. Bu doğrultuda cinsellik tarihi üzerinden Habermasçı evrenselcilik değerlendiriliyor.
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