Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion Debate
Since the beginning of the late modern era, modern constitutions have been trying to keep both grouprights as minority rights and individual rights. But, in some cases, it is still ambiguous if an action or aphenomenon must refer to individual rights or group rights. Abortion discussions, with regar...
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| description | Since the beginning of the late modern era, modern constitutions have been trying to keep both grouprights as minority rights and individual rights. But, in some cases, it is still ambiguous if an action or aphenomenon must refer to individual rights or group rights. Abortion discussions, with regard to politicalrights, are one example of these ambiguous cases. In this context, whereas Liberal view tends to regardabortion as individual rights of a woman, Communitarian view can be against it by pointing out the rightto life and this case may lead to a kind of liberal constitutional crises. This article gains importance as suchconstitutional crises still emerge even nowadays. John Rawls’s theory of overlapping consensus in PoliticalLiberalism tries to solve these political conflicts that emerged in liberal constitutions by prioritizing publicreason. This article conceptionally aims to examine Rawls’s theory in terms of prioritization and valuerelativity in abortion discussions. The method of article is hermeneutics. In order to extend the universe ofthe discussion, some important thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, Isaiah Berlin and John Gray, who haverelated studies on the topic, were included. In conclusion, it is asserted that Rawl’s theory is weak bothpractically and theoretically as to the principle of utilitarianism violates the rights of communitarians. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4abde41750d746a086a0d541ed5b01992025-08-20T01:58:30ZengSakarya UniversityAkademik İncelemeler Dergisi1306-78852023-04-01181708510.17550/akademikincelemeler.114167428Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion DebateMehmet Akif Doğan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6458-061XSAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜ, SİYASET BİLİMİ VE KAMU YÖNETİMİ (DR)Since the beginning of the late modern era, modern constitutions have been trying to keep both grouprights as minority rights and individual rights. But, in some cases, it is still ambiguous if an action or aphenomenon must refer to individual rights or group rights. Abortion discussions, with regard to politicalrights, are one example of these ambiguous cases. In this context, whereas Liberal view tends to regardabortion as individual rights of a woman, Communitarian view can be against it by pointing out the rightto life and this case may lead to a kind of liberal constitutional crises. This article gains importance as suchconstitutional crises still emerge even nowadays. John Rawls’s theory of overlapping consensus in PoliticalLiberalism tries to solve these political conflicts that emerged in liberal constitutions by prioritizing publicreason. This article conceptionally aims to examine Rawls’s theory in terms of prioritization and valuerelativity in abortion discussions. The method of article is hermeneutics. In order to extend the universe ofthe discussion, some important thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, Isaiah Berlin and John Gray, who haverelated studies on the topic, were included. In conclusion, it is asserted that Rawl’s theory is weak bothpractically and theoretically as to the principle of utilitarianism violates the rights of communitarians.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2529955political scienceoverlapping consensuspluralist liberal constitutiongroup rigthsindividual rights.siyaset bilimiörtüşen görüş birliğiçoğulcu liberal anayasagrup haklarıbireyselhaklar. |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Akif Doğan Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion Debate Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi political science overlapping consensus pluralist liberal constitution group rigths individual rights. siyaset bilimi örtüşen görüş birliği çoğulcu liberal anayasa grup hakları bireyselhaklar. |
| title | Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion Debate |
| title_full | Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion Debate |
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| title_short | Theoretical Reviewing Of Overlapping Consensus In The Context Of Abortion Debate |
| title_sort | theoretical reviewing of overlapping consensus in the context of abortion debate |
| topic | political science overlapping consensus pluralist liberal constitution group rigths individual rights. siyaset bilimi örtüşen görüş birliği çoğulcu liberal anayasa grup hakları bireyselhaklar. |
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