Justice et mondialisation. Eric Weil et le problème de l’Etat mondial
In the last part of his Political Philosophy, Eric Weil talks about the advent of a world state. The establishment of such a state would be demanded by modern society which is by principle global, rational and pacifist. In modern times, this same society had called on states to become rational a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AXIS Academic Foundation Press
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Argumentum: Journal of the Seminar of Discursive Logic, Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric |
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| Online Access: | https://www.fssp.uaic.ro/argumentum/Numarul%2019%20issue%201/04_Bilba_tehno.pdf |
| Summary: | In the last part of his Political Philosophy, Eric Weil talks
about the advent of a world state. The establishment of such a state
would be demanded by modern society which is by principle global,
rational and pacifist. In modern times, this same society had called on
states to become rational actors in order to organize production and
educate individuals to rationality. But states have been able to use
rational and calculated violence against each other and against the
fundamental objective of society, which is peace. Now there is a global
society – globalized by economic mechanisms and cultural processes –
that require states to overcome their historical disputes. So peace is
required by the correct calculation of interests. But peace would not be
possible if states do not move from rational calculation to reasonable
discussion. This movement is required not only by universal morality,
but also by some pragmatic considerations. In 1954, Weil believed that
the foundation of world institutions was a beginning, and that European
integration was a step towards the creation of a world state. In this
article, I show that Eric Weil's philosophy of international relations is a
realistic utopia in the manner of Rawls, since the mode of organization
of the world state is to be constructed. Weil is a kind of constructivist
that finds a certain balance between realism and idealism, between the
rational and the reasonable. I try to confront the liberal model of the
historical tendency (perpetual peace) with the realist model of cyclical
struggle (hegemony) in order to suggest that there is a non-ideal part of
the problem. |
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| ISSN: | 1583-2767 2069-573X |