Das Private ist politisch, das Politische ist privat : Korrespondenzen zwischen familiärer und staatlicher Ordnung im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert - und heute
Journal
Behemoth
ISSN
2191-7582
ISSN-Digital
1866-2447
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2011-12
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
This article examines three different ways of establishing connections between political models and the realm of the family. It scrutinizes and criticizes the patriarchal homology between political and private father figures (Filmer vs. Locke), casts light on the political bearings of sympathetic relations which are modeled based on maternal love (Adam Smith and Condorcet), and examines the revolutionary ideal of fraternity (Friedrich Schiller). The author distinguishes symbolic (paternal), synergetic (fraternal) and sympathetic relations and analyzes their bearings for modern democracies. He takes issue with the liberal separation between the private and the political, as it tends to lose sight of the marked correspondences between these spheres. He also questions the conservative idea of a family compensating for the discontent in the public realm. Gender concepts and generational issues turn out to be intertwined with theories of the political.
Language
German
Keywords
Family
patriarchy
sympathy
fraternity
democracy
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
De Gruyter
Publisher place
Berlin
Volume
4
Number
3
Start page
23
End page
56
Pages
34
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
217959