Szabadság és politikai részvétel a republikánus elméletben
Freedom and political participation. A republican interpretation

Summary/Abstract: In my paper I evaluate the value of political participation within a republican theoretical framework. The key ideal within this framework is freedom understood as non-domination, and as a general rule nearly all other ideals are linked to the upholding of freedom in one way or another. Political participation is no exception. Consequently my approach is indirect: I evaluate the value of political participation through evaluating the relation between freedom and participation. The relation may be understood in either of two ways. On one understanding – the strong republican understanding – participation is seen to have intrinsic value, while on the other – the weak republican understanding – it is seen to have merely instrumental value. I do not argue that one of these understandings is philosophically true and the other false. Quite the contrary: I claim that both possess a degree of intuitive force, and that both help us grasp something relevant concerning freedom. Thus the conclusion remains somewhat open.

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