DEMOCRACY AND SUBSIDIARITY - I -
DEMOCRACY AND SUBSIDIARITY - I -

Summary/Abstract: I see in the subsidiarity as a functional principle the criterion to distinguish beetwen a democratic and a dictatorial regime. This article is dedicated to a comprehensive discussion of the subsidiarity starting with its roots in the ancient philosophy, continuing with its medieval developments until the contemporary theological standardization of the concept. A future article will disscus the modern philosophical contribution to the understanding of the subsidiarity. For the moment I practice a thoroughly analysis of the genesis of the concept highlighting the important moments in the history of the polis and church shapt through the subsidiarity.

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