The influence of ethics on politics

Authors

  • David Alvargonzález Universidad de Oviedo Departamento de Filosofía

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v74.i280.y2018.010

Keywords:

ethics, politics, State, war, immigration

Abstract

The relationships between ethical principles and political requirements have proven to be controversial. In this paper, firstly I will propose a definition of ethics and politics. Then, I will analyze two illustrations of the unavoidable structural conflict between ethics and politics: wars and immigration policies. In those cases political goods require ethical evils. Then, I will refer to conflicts which claim to be rooted on the cultural and historical idiosyncrasies of certain nations. Finally, I will refer to several situations in which ethics and politics share common objectives and other ones in which they just follow independent courses.

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Published

2018-05-16

How to Cite

Alvargonzález, D. (2018). The influence of ethics on politics. Pensamiento. Revista De Investigación E Información Filosófica, 74(280), 509–519. https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v74.i280.y2018.010

Issue

Vol. 74 No. 280 (2018): Enero-abril 2018

Section

Estudios, textos, notas y comentarios

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