The Intransparency of Political Legitimacy

IF 1.4 1区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY
Matthias Brinkmann
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Abstract

Some moral value istransparent just in case an agent with average mental capacities can feasiblycome to know whether some entity does, or does not, possess that value. In thispaper, I consider whether legitimacy—that is, the property of exercises ofpolitical power to be (at least) permissible—is transparent. Implicit in muchtheorising about legitimacy is the idea that it is. I will offer twocounter-arguments. First, injustice can defeat legitimacy, and injustice can beintransparent. Second, legitimacy can play a critical function in our practicalthought, which sometimes requires intransparency.
政治合法性的不透明
一些道德价值观不仅仅是为了让一个心智能力一般的代理人能够知道某个实体是否拥有这种价值观。在本文中,我考虑合法性——也就是说,行使政治权力的性质(至少)是允许的——是否是透明的。在许多关于合法性的理论中,隐含着这样一种观点:合法性。我将提出两个相反的论点。首先,不公正可以击败合法性,而不公正可以是透明的。其次,合法性可以在我们的实践思维中发挥关键作用,这有时需要内部的谨慎。
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Philosophers' Imprint
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