Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

formalistica

English translation:

formalistic

Added to glossary by Isabelle Johnson
Mar 28, 2020 16:32
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Italian term

formalistica

Italian to English Other Philosophy
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A meno di non estendere anche al potere privato siffatte garanzie, dando luogo a un nuovo diritto comune, il quale consideri formalistica la distinzione pubblico/privato e vada alla sostanza, rinforzando, semmai, l’operatività del principio di buona fede, quale riflesso civilistico del vizio di eccesso di potere, ovvero generalizzando l’abuso di posizione dominante, rendendolo “vizio” di situazione, oltre che di “sistema”, tanto per i soggetti pubblici, quanto per quelli privati.

Ma se c’è un difetto negli anarco-capitalisti è proprio l’eccesso di formalismo, che porta a sacralizzare quella distinzione, finendo con il legittimare tutto quanto proviene dal “privato” in quanto “privato” e a demonizzare il “pubblico” per il solo fatto di essere “pubblico”, ignorando che, nella loro prospettazione, un privato eserciterebbe coercizione non meno del pubblico; anzi, di più, proprio sotto il profilo del sindacato del suo operato in quanto “privato”, che, una volta proprietario, secondo tale prospettazione, diviene dominus di tutte le situazioni, che si svolgono nell’ambito della sua proprietà; e se la proprietà è su larga scala, o di cartello, ecco allora che gli individui non proprietari sono in balia dei (pochi) proprietari.

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Mar 30, 2020 07:22: Isabelle Johnson Created KOG entry

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formalistic

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j1lqKHInZSMC&pg=PA23&lpg...

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Panarchy: Political Theories of Non-Territorial Statesbooks.google.co.uk › books
Aviezer Tucker, ‎Gian Piero de Bellis - 2015 - ‎Political Science
I doubt an Anarchist would feel as comfortable with such scenarios that allow people ... states runs counter to the Anarchist classical hostility to abstract legal formalisms ... Of the branches of Anarchism, Anarcho-Capitalism is probably the least ...

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Definition of formalism. 1 : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art) also : an instance of this. 2 : marked attention to arrangement, style, or artistic means (as in art or literature) usually with corresponding de-emphasis of content.3
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
8 hrs
agree P.L.F. Persio
13 hrs
agree martini
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much for this. For some reason I have a problem with the word formalistic but I'm convinced now."
3 hrs

formal

which considers the public / private formal distinction and goes to the substance.
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