Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Johann Fichte, Michael J. Sandel and Will Kymlicka
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24 ideas
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
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If everyone owned himself, that would prevent slavery [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech
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If persons define themselves by a group membership, insults to that group are a real harm [Sandel]
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In the liberal view an insult to my group doesn't hurt me, since I'm defined by choices not groups [Sandel]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 4. Free market
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Libertarians like the free market, but they also think that the free market is just [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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The most valuable liberties to us need not be the ones with the most freedom [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 6. Political freedom
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Ancient freedom was free participation in politics, not private independence of life [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
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Equal opportunities seems fair, because your fate is from your choices, not your circumstances [Kymlicka]
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Equal opportunity arbitrarily worries about social circumstances, but ignores talents [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 3. Legal equality
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Marxists say justice is unneeded in the truly good community [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality
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Libertarians just want formal equality in a free market; the meritocratic view wants fair equality [Sandel]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
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The Lockean view of freedom depends on whether you had a right to what is restricted [Kymlicka]
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Rights are a part of nation-building, to build a common national identity and culture [Kymlicka]
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Rights derived from group membership are opposed to the idea of state citizenship [Kymlicka]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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We can approach justice through welfare, or freedom, or virtue [Sandel]
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Justice corrects social faults, but also expresses respect to individuals as ends [Kymlicka]
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Communitarians see justice as primarily a community matter, rather than a principle [Kymlicka]
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Justice resolves conflicts, but may also provoke them [Kymlicka]
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Justice concerns how a society distributes what it prizes - wealth, rights, power and honours [Sandel]
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Should we redress wrongs done by a previous generation? [Sandel]
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Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what [Sandel]
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Justice is about how we value things, and not just about distributions [Sandel]
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Work is not fair if it is negotiated, even in a fair situation, but if it suits the nature of the worker [Sandel]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society
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The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life [Sandel]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 3. Welfare provision
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The welfare state helps to integrate the working classes into a national culture [Kymlicka]
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