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Single Idea 20589
[filed under theme 16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 6. Self as Higher Awareness
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Full Idea
A second-order desire is a desire about what kind of desires you want to have. ....Some philosophers have argued that we should associate a person's second-order desires with her 'true self'.
Gist of Idea
Maybe a person's true self is their second-order desires
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 2 'What is')
Book Ref
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.35
A Reaction
Presumably the buck stops at these second-order desires, though we might request an account of their origin. 'What sort of person do I want to be?' looks like a third-order question. I don't even want to be a saint. Self is nothing to do with desires?
The
31 ideas
from Tuckness,A/Wolf,C
20586
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Free speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20587
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Most people want equality because they want a flourishing life
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20583
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If maximising pleasure needs measurement, so does fulfilling desires
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20584
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Desire satisfaction as the ideal is confused, because we desire what we judge to be good
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20589
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Maybe a person's true self is their second-order desires
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20591
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If there is no suffering, wealth inequalities don't matter much
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20596
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For global justice, adopt rules without knowing which country you will inhabit
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20593
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The veil of ignorance ensures both fairness and unanimity
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20602
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Some rights are 'claims' that other people should act in a certain way
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20606
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Epistemic theories defend democracy as more likely to produce the right answer
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20609
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If several losing groups would win if they combine, a runoff seems called for
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20605
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Rights as interests (unlike rights as autonomy) supports mandatory voting
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20604
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Choice theory says protecting individual autonomy is basic (but needs to cover infants and animals)
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20603
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One theory (fairly utilitarian) says rights protect interests (but it needs to cover trivial interests)
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20597
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If winning elections depends on wealth, we have plutocracy instead of democracy
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20607
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Having a right does not entail further rights needed to implement it
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20610
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Instead of against natural law, we might assess unjust laws against the values of the culture
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20608
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Unjust institutions may be seen as just; are they legitimate if just but seen as unjust?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20598
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In a democracy, which 'people' are included in the decision process?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20600
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Which areas of public concern should be decided democratically, and which not?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20599
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How should democratic votes be aggregated? Can some person's votes count for more?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20601
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Discussion before voting should be an essential part of democracy
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20612
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If being subject to the law resembles a promise, we are morally obliged to obey it
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20613
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We have obligations to our family, even though we didn't choose its members
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20614
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People often have greater attachment to ethnic or tribal groups than to the state
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20611
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If others must obey laws that we like, we must obey laws that they like?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20617
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How should the punishment fit the crime (for stealing chickens?)
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20619
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Is abortion the ending of a life, or a decision not to start one?
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20620
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If minority views are accepted in debate, then religious views must be accepted
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20616
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During wars: proportional force, fair targets, fair weapons, safe prisoners, no reprisals
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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20615
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Just wars: resist aggression, done on just cause, proportionate, last resort, not futile, legal
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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