KEADILAN SEBAGAI PEMECAH MASALAH KONFLIK ANTARA KEKUASAAN (POWER) DAN HAK KEPEMILIKAN (PROPERTY RIGHT) DALAM NEGARA DEMOKRASI (SEBUAH TINJAUAN FILSAFAT)
ABSTRACT: English philosophers
such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, and the French thinker, Jean Jacques
Rousseau had developed philosophical thought about democracy in the beginning
of 18th century. Their thoughts to abolish the absolutism of the state and the
government have influenced a lot of people, because absolutism is not suitable
for the machienary era after the industrial revolution. On the contrary the
state must guard the property right of the people according to the contract
social based on the constitution. But for most of the under-developed
countries, empirical evidences show that democracy is still an idea. The
government gives their first priority to develop their countries rather than to
grow the welfare of their people. On the contrary, people must sacrifice by
giving up their properties such as their ancestor land, forest and river for
the sake of development due to the government’s plan. As a consequence, the
conflict between the power of the state and the property right of the people
cannot be prevented. This article views the problem of conflicting interest
through the theory of Justice from Aristoteles, Thomas Aquino and John Rawls is
suitable to face the increase of such contemporary problem.
Penulis: Sihol Farida Tambunan
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd080039
