NDLI: The Linguistic Turn of Social Contract Theory: Ernst Cassirer and the Conditions for the Possibility of a Promise

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Author	Coskun, Deniz
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	In this paper, we explore Cassirer’s view of social contract theory. We maintain that Cassirer has established a linguistic turn of social contract theory, by exploring the conditions for the possibility of a promise. For that purpose Cassirer’s theory of the linguistic sign, as inspired by the linguistic theory of Wilhelm von Humboldt, becomes decisive, because of its specific nature and direction into the future. First, in Section 1, we explore previous social contract theorists, from Nicholas von Cusa to Immanuel Kant. In Section 1, as a result, we establish the concept of the promise as the core concept of social contract theory, and as the fundamental philosophical problem conveyed by the natural lawyers. Moreover, in Section 2, we investigate the conditions for the possibility of a promise, and relate it to the symbolic nature of the human being. The promise, hence the capacity to enter into a contract, becomes a characteristically human activity, hence an expression of human dignity.
Starting Page	129
Ending Page	158
Page Count	30
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09528059
Journal	International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15728722
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-12-07
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Logic Philosophy of Law Sociolinguistics Applied Linguistics Law Theory/Law Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law Linguistics and Language

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