Ideas of John Charvet, by Theme
[British, fl. 2019, Professor at London School of Economics.]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / a. Original position
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Rawls's theory cannot justify liberalism, since it presupposes free and equal participants
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance
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People with strong prior beliefs would have nothing to do with a veil of ignorance
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
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Societies need shared values, so conservatism is right if rational discussion of values is impossible
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism
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The universalism of utilitarianism implies a world state
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
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Liberals value freedom and equality, but the society itself must decide on its values
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
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Modern libertarian societies still provide education and some housing
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Liberalism needs people to either have equal autonomy, or everyone to have enough autonomy
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Kant places a higher value on the universal rational will than on the people asserting it
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
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Liberalism asserts maximum freedom, but that must be equal for all participants
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Egalitarian liberals prefer equality (either of input or outcome) to liberty
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / e. Liberal community
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Liberals promote community and well-being - because all good societies need them
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / f. Multiculturalism
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Identity multiculturalism emerges from communitarianism, preferring community to humanity
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism
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For communitarians it seems that you must accept the culture you are born into
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
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Give by ability and receive by need, rather than a free labour market
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech
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Allowing defamatory speech is against society's interests, by blurring which people are trustworthy
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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'Freedom from' is an empty idea, if the freedom is not from impediments to my desires
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Positive freedom can lead to coercion, if you are forced to do what you chose to do
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First level autonomy is application of personal values; second level is criticising them
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
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Mere equality, as in two trees being the same height, has no value at all
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality
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Inequalities are worse if they seem to be your fault, rather than social facts
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Money allows unlimited inequalities, and we obviously all agree to money
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law
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The rule of law is mainly to restrict governments
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Justice superior to the rule of law is claimed on behalf of the workers, or the will of the nation
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The 1689 Bill of Rights denied the monarch new courts, or the right to sit as judge
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From 1701 only parliament could remove judges, whose decisions could not be discussed
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The rule of law mainly benefits those with property and liberties
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 3. Welfare provision
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Welfare is needed if citizens are to accept the obligations of a liberal state
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