Liberal Demokrasinin Eksik Parçası: Duygu

Öz

Liberal demokrasinin otoriter eğilim karşısındaki zayıflıklarından biri duyguya gereken önemin verilmemiş olmasıdır. Liberal geleneğin duyguyu kişisel çıkar kavramı içinde “terbiye etme” formülü kısmen işe yaramakla birlikte duygu eksikliğini gidermede yetersiz kalmaktadır. Siyasal teorideki bırakılan duygu boşluğu siyasi pratikte çeşitli şekillerde doldurulmaktadır. Söz konusu boşluk otoriter siyasi fikirler ve hareketlere liberal demokrasiyi dejenere etme veya sistemi yerinden etme konusunda yüksek bir avantaj sağlamaktadır. Yükselen popülist otoriteryanizmde liberal demokraside duygu eksikliğinin de etkisi olduğu düşünülmektedir. Genelde sosyal-siyasal teorideki, özelde liberal demokrasi teorisindeki duygu eksikliğinde modern akıl-duygu karşıtlığı etkili olmuştur. Yeni araştırma ve çalışmalar akıl-duygu ilişkisinin bütüncül bir perspektifinin biçimlenmesine hizmet etmiştir. Değişen bakış açısı siyasal teoride duygu eksikliğinin vurgulanması ve bu eksikliğin giderilmesi gerektiği yönündeki eğilim ve çabalara güçlü bir zemin sağlamaktadır. Liberal siyasal teoriyi duygu ile yenileme konusunda dikkate değer örnekler ortaya konulmuş olmakla birlikte, bu çabalar henüz yeterli olmaktan çok uzaktır. Liberal siyasal teoride duygu eksikliğini gidermek zorlu bir iş olmakla birlikte liberal demokrasinin akıbeti açısından hayatidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Duygu
• Akıl
• Demokrasi
• Liberalizm
• Siyasal Teori

The Missing Piece of Liberal Democracy: Emotion

Öz

One of the weaknesses of liberal democracy in the face of authoritarian tendencies is the failure to give emotion the importance it deserves. While the liberal tradition's formula of ‘disciplining’ emotion within the concept of personal interest is partially effective, it falls short in addressing the lack of emotion. The void left by emotion in political theory is filled in various ways in political practice. This void provides authoritarian political ideas and movements with a significant advantage in degenerating liberal democracy or displacing the system. It is thought that the lack of emotion in liberal democracy also contributes to the rise of populist authoritarianism. The modern opposition between reason and emotion has been influential in the lack of emotion in social-political theory in general and liberal democracy theory in particular. New research and studies have served to shape a holistic perspective on the reason-emotion relationship. This changing perspective provides a strong foundation for the trend and efforts in political theory to emphasize the lack of emotion and the need to address this deficiency. Although noteworthy examples have been presented in renewing liberal political theory with emotion, these efforts are still far from sufficient. Addressing the lack of emotion in liberal political theory is a challenging task, but it is vital for the fate of liberal democracy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Emotion
• Reason
• Democracy
• Liberalism
• Political Theory

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