Combining Philosophers
Ideas for William James, Paolo Mancosu and Immanuel Kant
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
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Personal contracts are for some end, but a civil state contract involves a duty to share [Kant]
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There must be a unanimous contract that citizens accept majority decisions [Kant]
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A contract is theoretical, but it can guide rulers to make laws which the whole people will accept [Kant]
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Kant made the social contract international and cosmopolitan [Kant, by Oksala]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
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A law is unjust if the whole people could not possibly agree to it [Kant]
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The a priori general will of a people shows what is right [Kant]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
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Each nation should, from self-interest, join an international security constitution [Kant]
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A constitution must always be improved when necessary [Kant]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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A citizen must control his own life, and possess property or an important skill [Kant]
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