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| 20589 | Maybe a person's true self is their second-order desires |
| 20583 | If maximising pleasure needs measurement, so does fulfilling desires |
| 20584 | Desire satisfaction as the ideal is confused, because we desire what we judge to be good |
| 20598 | In a democracy, which 'people' are included in the decision process? |
| 20614 | People often have greater attachment to ethnic or tribal groups than to the state |
| 20596 | For global justice, adopt rules without knowing which country you will inhabit |
| 20593 | The veil of ignorance ensures both fairness and unanimity |
| 20608 | Unjust institutions may be seen as just; are they legitimate if just but seen as unjust? |
| 20597 | If winning elections depends on wealth, we have plutocracy instead of democracy |
| 20606 | Epistemic theories defend democracy as more likely to produce the right answer |
| 20600 | Which areas of public concern should be decided democratically, and which not? |
| 20609 | If several losing groups would win if they combine, a runoff seems called for |
| 20605 | Rights as interests (unlike rights as autonomy) supports mandatory voting |
| 20599 | How should democratic votes be aggregated? Can some person's votes count for more? |
| 20601 | Discussion before voting should be an essential part of democracy |
| 20613 | We have obligations to our family, even though we didn't choose its members |
| 20586 | Free speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre |
| 20587 | Most people want equality because they want a flourishing life |
| 20591 | If there is no suffering, wealth inequalities don't matter much |
| 20602 | Some rights are 'claims' that other people should act in a certain way |
| 20603 | One theory (fairly utilitarian) says rights protect interests (but it needs to cover trivial interests) |
| 20604 | Choice theory says protecting individual autonomy is basic (but needs to cover infants and animals) |
| 20607 | Having a right does not entail further rights needed to implement it |
| 20612 | If being subject to the law resembles a promise, we are morally obliged to obey it |
| 20611 | If others must obey laws that we like, we must obey laws that they like? |
| 20610 | Instead of against natural law, we might assess unjust laws against the values of the culture |
| 20617 | How should the punishment fit the crime (for stealing chickens?) |
| 20615 | Just wars: resist aggression, done on just cause, proportionate, last resort, not futile, legal |
| 20616 | During wars: proportional force, fair targets, fair weapons, safe prisoners, no reprisals |
| 20620 | If minority views are accepted in debate, then religious views must be accepted |
| 20619 | Is abortion the ending of a life, or a decision not to start one? |