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Ideas for Anaxarchus, John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant

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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness
21412 Humans are distinguished from animals by their capacity to set themselves any sort of end [Kant]
21435 Man is both social, and unsociable [Kant]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / b. The natural life
21075 The state of nature always involves the threat of war [Kant]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / a. Natural freedom
7212 Individuals have sovereignty over their own bodies and minds [Mill]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
3773 No individual has the right to receive our benevolence [Mill]
3732 Rational beings have a right to share in the end of an action, not just be part of the means [Kant]
3774 Rights are a matter of justice, not of benevolence [Mill]
21071 There can be no restraints on freedom if reason does not reveal some basic rights [Kant]
21082 A power-based state of nature may not be unjust, but there is no justice without competent judges [Kant]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
21063 Personal contracts are for some end, but a civil state contract involves a duty to share [Kant]
21068 There must be a unanimous contract that citizens accept majority decisions [Kant]
21069 A contract is theoretical, but it can guide rulers to make laws which the whole people will accept [Kant]
20569 Kant made the social contract international and cosmopolitan [Kant, by Oksala]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
21070 A law is unjust if the whole people could not possibly agree to it [Kant]
21079 The a priori general will of a people shows what is right [Kant]
7210 The will of the people is that of the largest or most active part of the people [Mill]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
21077 Each nation should, from self-interest, join an international security constitution [Kant]
21078 A constitution must always be improved when necessary [Kant]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
21067 A citizen must control his own life, and possess property or an important skill [Kant]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / a. Autocracy
21089 Monarchs have the highest power; autocrats have complete power [Kant]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism
7227 It is evil to give a government any more power than is necessary [Mill]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
21086 Hereditary nobility has not been earned, and probably won't be earned [Kant]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / a. Government
7228 Individuals often do things better than governments [Mill]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / b. Devolution
7230 Aim for the maximum dissemination of power consistent with efficiency [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism
20515 Maximise happiness by an area of strict privacy, and an area of utilitarian interventions [Mill, by Wolff,J]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
7229 People who transact their own business will also have the initiative to control their government [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
20508 How people vote should be on public record, so they can be held accountable [Mill, by Wolff,J]
20507 Voting is a strict duty, like jury service, and must only be aimed at the public good [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / c. Direct democracy
20505 Direct democracy is inexperience judging experience, and ignorance judging knowledge [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
20504 People can only participate in decisions in small communities, so representatives are needed [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
21064 A lawful civil state must embody freedom, equality and independence for its members [Kant]
7211 Prevention of harm to others is the only justification for exercising power over people [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
7231 The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
5575 An obvious idea is a constitution based on maximum mutual freedom for citizens [Kant]
21055 Our aim is a constitution which combines maximum freedom with strong restraint [Kant]
21056 The vitality of business needs maximum freedom (while avoiding harm to others) [Kant]
21080 Actions are right if the maxim respects universal mutual freedoms [Kant]
7217 The main argument for freedom is that interference with it is usually misguided [Mill]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
21083 Women have no role in politics [Kant]