Agus Wahyudi

Justoce has dominated contemporary debates in the Western political philosophy for the last couple of decades. The book writtern by Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction is a clear example of this development. The book is worth appreciating as this provides deep and extensive discussions of theories of justice. This essay examines Kymlicka's argument, that is even through modern political theories such Ultilitarianism, Liberal Equality, Libertarianism, Marxism, Communitarianism, and Feminism seem to appeal to conflicting values, they have no different foundational values, as they are all egalitarian theories, which is understood in terms of treating people as equals. This essay suggets that there is a truth in this notion and thus such kinds of theory need to be thoroughly studied, even though there is also a need to develop a theory that is roored in a particular context.

The article consisted of controversial discussion on the status Pancasila. Its main problem is whther Pancasila maybe understood as an ideology or not. In this article, the solution in solving the controversial probelm is also offered. The transquality of the controversial status of Pancasila is actually easy to be carried out thourgh ideology and history of thought perspectives. Since the beginning of its history, such concept of ideology has interpreted into two forms of explanations; as a neutral or as a critical concept. The controversy of Pancasila's status, in the other sense is describing another aspect because of such two notions recommended a something a new perspective in elaborating. Pancasila is necessarily needed. It is argued in this article as separation between Pancasila's meaning as comprehensive doctrine with its meaning as a political conception. Finally, in this article, the benefit in expand Pancasila as a political conception is shown more than Pancasila as a comprehensive doctrine.