Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms (democracyNet.eu)   /     Philippe Van Parijs on “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms”

Description

What role do political philosophers have in democratic societies? Can normative theories harm? And how to avoid it? Philippe Van Parijs, Professor at the Hoover Chair of economic and social ethics, accepted to share his perspective on these and other questions on how to bridge facts and norms in democracy studies. This interview took place at the University of Zurich on February 19, 2016, after DemocracyNet.eu’s “Justice and Democracy: Assessing Political Legitimacy” workshop. It is a contribution to our 2015-2016 events series “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms.” Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil. Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.

Summary

What role do political philosophers have in democratic societies? Can normative theories harm? And how to avoid it?

Philippe Van Parijs, Professor at the Hoover Chair of economic and social ethics, accepted to share his perspective on these and other questions on how to bridge facts and norms in democracy studies.

This interview took place at the University of Zurich on February 19, 2016, after DemocracyNet.eu’s “Justice and Democracy: Assessing Political Legitimacy” workshop.
It is a contribution to our 2015-2016 events series “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms.”

Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil.
Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.

Subtitle
What role do political philosophers have in democratic societies? Can normative theories harm? And how to avoid it? Philippe Van Parijs, Professor at the Hoover Chair of economic and social ethics, accepted to share his perspective on these and other que
Duration
17:49
Publishing date
2016-10-09 09:43
Link
https://democracynet.eu/podcast/podcast-van-parijs/
Contributors
  Alice El-Wakil
author  
Enclosures
https://democracynet.eu/podcast-download/2486/podcast-van-parijs.mp3
audio/mpeg

Shownotes

What role do political philosophers have in democratic societies? Can normative theories harm? And how to avoid it?

Philippe Van Parijs, Professor at the Hoover Chair of economic and social ethics, accepted to share his perspective on these and other questions on how to bridge facts and norms in democracy studies.

This interview took place at the University of Zurich on February 19, 2016, after DemocracyNet.eu’s “Justice and Democracy: Assessing Political Legitimacy” workshop.
It is a contribution to our 2015-2016 events series “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms.”

Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil.
Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.