<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The author discusses the rational argumentation of the values from a proposal defended by the legal philosopher Robert Alexy. The paper shows that discourse for Alexy is essentially a regulated activity. A model of certain rules ensure the rationality and correctness of practical discourse oriented towards resolving conflicts of value. Firstly, the types of rules responsible for the rationality of practical argumentation are described. Secondly, some open problems relating to the claim to correctness of reasoned practical discourse are posed, namely problems derived from the idea of consensus and that of a single correct answer to certain practical issues that include conflicts of values and raise basic disagreements.</p></abstract>

The author discusses the rational argumentation of the values from a proposal defended by the legal philosopher Robert Alexy. The paper shows that discourse for Alexy is essentially a regulated activity. A model of certain rules ensure the rationality and correctness of practical discourse oriented towards resolving conflicts of value. Firstly, the types of rules responsible for the rationality of practical argumentation are described. Secondly, some open problems relating to the claim to correctness of reasoned practical discourse are posed, namely problems derived from the idea of consensus and that of a single correct answer to certain practical issues that include conflicts of values and raise basic disagreements.

The rules of the rationality of practical discourse in the light of ethics of discourse: An analysis of Robert Alexy’s proposal

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The author discusses the rational argumentation of the values from a proposal defended by the legal philosopher Robert Alexy. The paper shows that discourse...

The rules of the rationality of practical discourse in the light of ethics of discourse: An analysis of Robert Alexy’s proposal

Published Online: Jun 13, 2019

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2019-0001

Keywords
discourse ethics, deliberative democracy, model of rules, correctness

© 2019 Guillermo Lariguet, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The rules of the rationality of practical discourse in the light of ethics of discourse: An analysis of Robert Alexy’s proposal

Published Online: Jun 13, 2019

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2019-0001

Keywordsdiscourse ethics, deliberative democracy, model of rules, correctness

© 2019 Guillermo Lariguet, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
discourse ethics, deliberative democracy, model of rules, correctness