Revisiting Democratic Theory: Intersubjective Pacts and Associative Public Areas

Authors

  • Paulo Henrique Martins Director de ALAS (Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología

Abstract

This article examines current theoretical about democracy from a philosophical and sociological. The author presents a theoretical proposal related to the theories of association and collaboration, as well as a criticism of utilitarianism.

Keywords:

Democracy, Modern Society, Collaboration, Associativity, Utilitarianism

Author Biography

Paulo Henrique Martins, Director de ALAS (Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología

Sociólogo, profesor titular de la UFPE (Pernambuco-Brasil), investigador del CNPq (Brasil), miembro del Núcleo de Ciudadanía del PPGS/UFPE, vice-presidente de la Asociación MAUSS (Movimiento Anti-Utilitarista en las Ciencias Sociales), Francia.

Director de ALAS (Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología)