ACKNOWLEDGING THE DIFFERENT OTHER: MULTICULTURALISM AND INCLUSION IN HABERMAS

Abstract

Welcoming foreigners and minority populations by the State from migratory movements and flows requires inclusive policies of the different other and the acknowledgement of fundamental rights worldwide and in the communities that receive them. The themes of democracy, multiculturalism, human rights for all, legitimating inclusion policies constitute current analysis. In fact, it investigates Habermas´s thoughts on the themes and discusses the reasons to justify the inclusion of the other from the point of view of Discourse Theory, the effective participation of those involved in the debates and in the construction of formal democratic laws that safeguard human rights. The hermeneutic method critiques the Inclusion of the Other and reflects on the theoretical constructions of the German philosopher to justify the inclusion of the different Other in multicultural and secular societies. Habermas´s theory lies within a philosophical horizon that should be sought after by world populations, without underestimating the difficulties involved.