Logos and Political Order. Representation in the Political Philosophy of Eric Voegelin

This article aims to show the anthropological and political relevance of logos or rationality as understood by Eric Voegelin. The paper is divided into two parts, first elaborates what Voegelin considers be discovery Plato Aristotle, which represents a historical at same time epistemological phenomenon self-illumination human psyche. Through concept logos, soul discovered and, with it reality can ordered organized. second part focuses on this dimension an element that allows foundation science exposed in Voegelin’s New Science Politics (1952), representation central philosophy explored.