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Liberal political theory and the cultural migration of ideas : the case of secularism in India
Authors: Rao Balagangadhara | de Roover Jakob | Claerhout Sarah
Year: 2011
Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku
Name of source: Political Theory
Publisher name: SAGE Publications
Place: London
Page from-to: 571-599
Titles:
Language Name Abstract Keywords
cze Liberální politická teorie a myšlenka kulturní migrace: případ sekularismu v Indii Principy liberální politické teorie jsou často "freestanding". Jsou však opravdu dostatečně odděleny od kulturního prostředí, ve kterém se, pro lidi s jiným zázemím, staly srozumitelnější? Chcete-li odpovědět na tuto otázku, tato esej se zabývá diskuzí okolo indického sekularismu a rozvíjí hypotézu o vývoji, pomocí něhož liberální principy vyústily na západě.
eng Liberal political theory and the cultural migration of ideas : the case of secularism in India The principles of liberal political theory are often said to be "freestanding," but are they indeed sufficiently detached from the cultural setting where they emerged to be intelligible to people with other backgrounds? To answer this question, this essay examines the Indian secularism debate and develops a hypothesis on the process whereby liberal principles crystallized in the West and then spread elsewhere. It argues that the secularization of western political thought has not produced independent rational principles, but rather transformed theological ideas into the "topoi" of a culture. Like all such topoi, the principles of liberalism depend on other clusters of metaphysical ideas present in western societies. When they migrate to new settings, the absence of these surrounding ideas presents fundamental obstacles to the interpretation and elaboration of liberal principles. The case of Indian secularism illustrates the cultural limitations of liberal political theory, rather than showing its universal significance. liberal political theory; secularism; India; secularization; cultural diversity.

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