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Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, John Stuart Mill and John Kekes

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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
20155 Society is alienating if it lacks our values, and its values repel us [Kekes]
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]
3774 Rights are a matter of justice, not of benevolence [Mill]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance
23109 The veil of ignorance is only needed because people have bad motivations [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
23114 The chief function of the state is to arbitrate between contending visions of the good life [Kekes]
20164 The ideal of an ideology is embodied in a text, a role model, a law of history, a dream of the past... [Kekes]
20163 Ideologies have beliefs about reality, ideals, a gap with actuality, and a program [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
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 / 4. Citizenship
23116 Citizenship is easier than parenthood [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 1. Social Power
23103 Power is meant to be confined to representatives, and subsequent delegation [Kekes]
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 / 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 / 3. Conservatism
23107 Prosperity is a higher social virtue than justice [Kekes]
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
7211 Prevention of harm to others is the only justification for exercising power over people [Mill]
23081 Liberal basics are pluralism, freedom, rights, equality, and distributive justice - for autonomy [Kekes]
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]
23085 The key liberal values are explained by the one core value, which is autonomy [Kekes]
23092 Agents have little control over the capacities needed for liberal autonomy [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
23102 Liberals are egalitarians, but in varying degrees [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
7217 The main argument for freedom is that interference with it is usually misguided [Mill]
23084 Are egalitarians too coercive, or not egalitarian enough, or lax over morality? [Kekes]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
23079 Liberal justice ignores desert, which is the essence of justice [Kekes]
23091 Why do liberals not see a much wider range of values as basic? [Kekes]
23112 Liberals ignore contingency, and think people are good and equal, and institutions cause evil [Kekes]
23082 Liberal distribution cares more about recipients than donors [Kekes]