A naturalized concept of justice? A critical response based on Jürgen Habermas´s moral theory

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study critically, with the help of Habermas´s moral theory, the current naturalistic approach to morality —which is based on both the evolutionary theory and neuroscience—. In doing so it will be explained the specifically moral use of practical reason, as Habermas propose; it will be compared this moral use with Kohlberg's postconventional stage of moral development; and it will be claimed that naturalistic approach cannot explain this stage, that can be understood as specific justice area.

Keywords

• conciencia moral
• justicia
• éxito evolutivo
• Habermas
• Kohlberg.