The major aim of this paper is to present some reflections about the political domain and the common good that may be helpful in answering the following issue: How can religions contribute to the common good? The problematic background of this paper can be summarized by the so-called Dilemma of Böckenförde, which presents the difficulties secular states have in creating social capital, and by the Habermasian notion of a “post-secular society,” an expression used by the German philosopher to summarize the (...) curious situations of Western secularized states, where religions continue to play important public roles. I will first discuss the notion of “neutralization” with the support of Carl Schmitt. Then I will present Chantal Mouffe’s doctrine of “agonistic pluralism” and her partial legitimization of the presence of religions in the political domain. Finally, I will criticize Mouffe’s approach with the help of Alasdair MacIntyre’s phenomenology of social practices in order to stress the importance of public religions in contemporary liberal societies. (shrink)

Una lettura critica dell'incontro-scontro fra Arendt e il suo maestro Heidegger. Emerge la centralità del giudizio quale espressione di amore. Il giudizio nasce dalla decisione di prendere parte al mondo, come tentativo di salvaguardia della realtà. L'amore come passione dell'esistenza, accettazione dell'opacità del proprio essere. La carenza d'essere, che l'uomo evidenzia con la sua azione, non ha esito nichilistico, bensì rimanda a un altro.