The relevance and the meaning of the principle of publicity for a democratic political representation: Reflections based on Kant and Condorcet

Authors

  • Cristina Foroni Consani PÓS-DOUTORANDA PNPD/CAPES NA PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM DIREITO NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
  • Joel Thiago Klein PROFESSOR ADJUNTO DO DEPARTAMENTO DE FILOSOFIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2014.153.07

Abstract

This paper brings into question the secret vote in Parliaments on the basis of a more comprehensive analysis about political representation in democracy. The arguments are built based on the political theories of Kant and Condorcet and sustain th e importance of using the principle of publicity as a criterion for the moral and political legitimacy of a representative and democratic government.

Keywords: secret vote, publicity, representation, democracy.

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Published

2015-02-17

How to Cite

CONSANI, C. F.; KLEIN, J. T. The relevance and the meaning of the principle of publicity for a democratic political representation: Reflections based on Kant and Condorcet. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 15, n. 3, p. 249–262, 2015. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2014.153.07. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2014.153.07. Acesso em: 23 may. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2014): September/December

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