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Single Idea 21033
[filed under theme 3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth
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Full Idea
A carefully crafted evasion pays homage to truth-telling in a way that an outright lie does not.
Gist of Idea
Careful evasions of truth at least show respect for it
Source
Michael J. Sandel (Justice: What's the right thing to do? [2009], 05)
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' [Penguin 2010], p.137
A Reaction
Nicely put. He refers to an incident in Kant's life. I think of the great equivocation controversy at the time of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. See the porter in Macbeth. All I ask is that people care about the truth. Many people don't. Why?
The
33 ideas
from Michael J. Sandel
22258
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Passion for progress is always short-lived
[Sandel]
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22259
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Conservatives are either individualistic, or communal
[Sandel]
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22260
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Modern liberalism fails to articulate a vision of the common good
[Sandel]
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21028
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We can approach justice through welfare, or freedom, or virtue
[Sandel]
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21027
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Justice concerns how a society distributes what it prizes - wealth, rights, power and honours
[Sandel]
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21034
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A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms
[Sandel]
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21032
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Speak truth only to those who deserve the truth
[Sandel]
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21033
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Careful evasions of truth at least show respect for it
[Sandel]
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21030
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The categorical imperative is not the Golden Rule, which concerns contingent desires
[Sandel]
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21031
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Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned
[Sandel]
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21036
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Not all deals are fair deals
[Sandel]
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21038
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Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?
[Sandel]
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21039
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Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it
[Sandel]
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21035
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Just visiting (and using roads) is hardly ratifying the Constitution
[Sandel]
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21040
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Libertarians just want formal equality in a free market; the meritocratic view wants fair equality
[Sandel]
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21037
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A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution
[Sandel]
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21043
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Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what
[Sandel]
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21042
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Should we redress wrongs done by a previous generation?
[Sandel]
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21048
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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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21045
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Teleological thinking is essential for social and political issues
[Sandel]
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21049
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Liberal freedom was a response to assigned destinies like caste and class
[Sandel]
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21052
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Justice is about how we value things, and not just about distributions
[Sandel]
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20594
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Choosers in the 'original position' have been stripped of most human characteristics
[Sandel, by Tuckness/Wolf]
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21120
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The self is 'unencumbered' if it can abandon its roles and commitments without losing identity
[Sandel, by Shorten]
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22268
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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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22267
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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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22266
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The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life
[Sandel]
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22265
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I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right
[Sandel]
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22805
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Liberalism concerns rights, and communitarianism concerns the common good
[Sandel, by Avineri/De-Shalit]
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22262
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Kant's moral law has no foundation - because that would undermine its priority
[Sandel]
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22264
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Modern liberal rights in democracies protect individuals against the majority
[Sandel]
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22261
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Liberals say rights always come first, and justice is neutral on social values
[Sandel]
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22263
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Liberal justice means the withdrawal of the self, as transcendental or as unencumbered
[Sandel]
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