41 ideas
20981 | What justifies reliance on reason? Is it just a tool? Why is it better than blind belief? [Sen] |
20982 | In politics and ethics, scrutiny from different perspectives is essential for objectivity [Sen] |
21122 | Liberal Nationalism says welfare states and democracy needed a shared sense of nationality [Shorten] |
20990 | Rationality is conformity to reasons that can be sustained even after scrutiny [Sen] |
21136 | Utilitarians conflate acts and omissions; causing to drown and failing to save are the same [Shorten] |
21005 | A human right is not plausible if public scrutiny might reject it [Sen] |
467 | A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck [Ion] |
20983 | The original position insures that the agreements reached are fair [Sen] |
20987 | The veil of ignorance encourages neutral interests, but not a wider view of values [Sen] |
20984 | A social contract limits the pursuit of justice to members of a single society [Sen] |
20986 | A person's voice may count because of their interests, or because of their good sense [Sen] |
21135 | There are eight different ways in which groups of people can be oppressed [Shorten, by PG] |
21001 | Famines tend to be caused by authoritarian rule [Sen] |
21118 | Constitutional Patriotism unites around political values (rather than national identity) [Shorten] |
21002 | Effective democracy needs tolerant values [Sen] |
21129 | Democracy is a method of selection, or it involves participation, or it concerns public discussion [Shorten] |
21130 | Some say democracy is intrinsically valuable, others that it delivers good outcomes [Shorten] |
20979 | Democracy needs more than some institutions; diverse sections of the people must be heard [Sen] |
20999 | Democracy as 'government by discussion' now has wide support [Sen] |
21126 | Representative should be either obedient, or sensible, or typical [Shorten] |
21128 | There is 'mirror representation' when the institution statistically reflects the population [Shorten] |
21127 | In a changed situation a Mandated Representative can't keep promises and fight for constituents [Shorten] |
21117 | Liberal citizens have a moral requirement to respect freedom and equality [Shorten] |
21134 | Maybe the rational autonomous liberal individual is merely the result of domination [Shorten] |
21113 | Liberal equality concerns rights, and liberal freedom concerns choice of ends [Shorten] |
21121 | Liberal Nationalism encourages the promotion of nationalistic values [Shorten] |
21115 | Liberalism should not make assumptions such as the value of choosing your own life plan [Shorten] |
21114 | Liberals treat individuals as mutual strangers, rather than as social beings [Shorten] |
20993 | Eradicating smallpox does not impoverish nature [Sen] |
21123 | Liberal Nationalism is more communitarian, and Constitutional Patriotism more cosmopolitan [Shorten] |
20998 | Freedom can involve capabilities, independence and non-interference [Sen] |
20995 | Capabilities are part of freedom, involving real opportunities [Sen] |
20997 | The need for equality among people arises from impartiality and objectivity [Sen] |
20996 | All modern theories of justice demand equality of something [Sen] |
20988 | Freedom from torture or terrorist attacks is independent of citizenship [Sen] |
21000 | If justice needs public reasoning, which needs democracy, then justice and democracy are linked [Sen] |
20980 | You don't need a complete theory of justice to see that slavery is wrong [Sen] |
20978 | Practical justice concerns not only ideals, but ways to achieve them [Sen] |
20985 | Our institutions should promote justice, rather than embodying it [Sen] |
20994 | We must focus on removing manifest injustice, not just try to design a perfect society [Sen] |
21124 | Religious toleration has been institutionalised by the separation of church and state [Shorten] |