Family, justice and politic:

critical notes on the public-private distinction

Authors

  • Pedro Casalotti Farhat Universidade Federal do ABC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2594-5920.primeirosescritos.2020.155720

Keywords:

liberalism, feminism, public, private, family

Abstract

Starting from the traditional liberal conceptual distinction of public-private, we conceive a trajectory that begins with John Rawls’s liberalism and engages with the criticisms of feminist philosophers Susan Okin and Seyla Benhabib. With these criticisms and drawing on their efforts, we conceive a understanding of the initial distinction, deeply marked by tradition, to only indicate, in the end, a model that could be able to guarantee the political participation of women and other groups historically excluded from public space and struggle for power.

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Published

2020-05-23

Issue

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Farhat, P. C. (2020). Family, justice and politic:: critical notes on the public-private distinction. Primeiros Escritos, 10(1), 236-265. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2594-5920.primeirosescritos.2020.155720