On the legitimacy of the right in Arthur Schopenhauer and Claude Lefort

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378696515

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Rights, Schopenhauer, Lefort

Abstract

The current article aims to present two distinct views on the legitimacy of the right. One is based on the philosophical system of Arthur Schopenhauer while the other on Claude Lefort's interpretation of the democratic debate on human rights.

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Diana Chao Decock, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo.

References

DURANTE, F. Atualidades de Schopenhauer: Direitos Humanos de Terceira Geração. Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã: Crítica e Modernidade, São Paulo, v. 25, n. 4, p. 31-40, 2020. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v25i4p31-40. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026.

LEFORT, C. A invenção democrática: os limites da dominação totalitária. Tradução de Isabel Loureiro e Maria L. Loureiro. Apresentação de Marilena Chauí. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1983.

LEFORT, C. Pensando o político: ensaios sobre democracia, revolução e liberdade. Tradução de Eliana M. Souza. Rio de Janeiro: Paz e Terra, 1991.

SCHOPENHAUER, A. Sobre o Fundamento da Moral. Tradução Maria Lúcia Mello Oliveira Cacciola. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2001. (E II)

SCHOPENHAUER, A. O mundo como vontade e como representação. Tomo I. 1ª ed. Trad. Jair Barboza. São Paulo: Unesp, 2015 (W I).

RAMOS, S. Claude Lefort: Democracia e Luta por Direitos. Trans/Form/Ação, Marília, v. 39, n. 2, p. 217-234, jun. 2016. Disponível em https://www.scielo.br/j/trans/a/SqNy7Nv4FzKLvrtqGhX4Vsp/?lang=pt. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026.

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2026-07-16

How to Cite

Decock, D. C. (2026). On the legitimacy of the right in Arthur Schopenhauer and Claude Lefort. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 17(1), e96515. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378696515

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): Schopenhauerian Studies (Continuous Publishing) - Ed. 38

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11th International Schopenhauer Colloquium

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