El uso persuasivo de los términos políticos como origen de controversias terminológicas

Abstract

The emotional meaning that is usually associated with lots of political terms has led, in the frame of political theory, to many disagreements about their use. To illustrate these controversies I will refer to a discussion of Hans Kelsen with Lenin –about the concept of democracy– and another one with Eric Voegelin, that concerns the notion of political representation. To identify what kind of disagreements haven arisen, I will use a classification of terminological controversies provided by Genaro Carrio.