Vol. 11 No. 042 (2022): Issue 042

غلاف العدد 42 من دورية تبيّن

Issue 42 of Tabayyun (2022) includes the following studies and articles: “Guest Editor's Introduction” (Mounir Kchaou); “Richard Rorty’s Political Pragmatism between Liberal Utopias and Ironism” (Mohamed Djedidi); “What is Political Philosophy? A Study of the Concept and its Limits in Charles Larmore’s Thought” (Zwawi Beghoura); “The Capability Approach: From Sen to Nussbaum” (Sari Nusseibeh); “The Problem of Citizenship and Cultural Identity between Habermas and Nassar: Comparative Study of European and Lebanese Realities” (Abdalrahman Al Sholi); “On the Morality of Secession: Buchanan and the Fact–Sensitive Secession” (Bassam Nasser); “Does Political Theory Still Exist?” (Isaiah Berlin); “Book Review Civil Society: A Critical Study by Azmi Bishara” (Kamel Tirchi); “Book Review: Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy by John Rawls” (Nofal Hajj Latif); “Book Review: What is Liberalism? Ethics, Politics, Society by Katherine Odar” (Abdul Salam Al–Kikli).

Published: 2022-05-01

Studies

  • On the Morality of Secession: Buchanan and the Fact–Sensitive Secession

    Author: Bassam Nasser
    129-143

    The object of this paper is to discuss the issue of secession from a normative moral perspective. It defends Allen Buchanan’s position according to which a fact-sensitive moral theorization...

Special Dossier

  • Guest Editor's Introduction

    Author: Mounir Kchaou
    7-12
  • Richard Rorty’s Political Pragmatism between Liberal Utopias and Ironism

    Author: Mohamed Djedidi
    13-37

    This article demonstrates aspects of the consolidation of neo–pragmatism's relationship with contemporary political thought, through an examination of Philosopher Richard Rorty's work. Rorty's...

  • What is Political Philosophy? A Study of the Concept and its Limits in Charles Larmore’s Thought

    Author: Zwawi Beghoura
    39-60

    The return of "political philosophy" to contemporary philosophy has spurred a wide discussion about its definition, limitations, and values. Several philosophers have presented different...

  • The Capability Approach: From Sen to Nussbaum

    Author: Sari Nusseibeh
    85-104

    This paper presents Amartya Sen's challenge to popular liberal egalitarian theories (utilitarianism, well–being, and John Rawls' "primary goods"). It explores the alternative posed by Sen and...

  • The Problem of Citizenship and Cultural Identity between Habermas and Nassar: Comparative Study of European and Lebanese Realities

    Author: Abdalrahman Al Sholi
    105-126

    In contemporary political philosophy, the problem of citizenship has commonly been associated with national identity. In a context of globalization and the expansion of modernity, national...

Translations

  • Does Political Theory Still Exist?

    Author: Isaiah Berlin
    61-84

    This paper explores the relevance of political theory despite the indications that testify to its decline. The paper assumes that the inability to give final answers to the questions posed by...

Book Reviews

  • Book Review Civil Society: A Critical Study by Azmi Bishara

    Author: Kamel Tirchi
    147-160

    Book Review Civil Society: A Critical Study by Azmi Bishara The title of a book: Civil Society: A Critical Study. Author : Azmi Bishara Place and date of publication : Beirut/ Doha, 2017....

  • Book Review: Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy by John Rawls

    Author: Nofal Hajj Latif
    161-166

    The title of a book: Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy. Author : John Rawls. Translated by: Yazan Hajj. Place and date of publication : Beirut/ Doha, 2020. Publisher : Arab Center...

  • Book Review: What is Liberalism? Ethics, Politics, Society by Katherine Odar

    Author: Abdul Salam Al–Kikli
    167-173

    English title of the book: What is liberal? Ethics, Politics, Society The original title of the book : Qu'est-ce que le libéralisme? Ethique, politique, société Author : Catherine Audard....