Questions tagged [politics]
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Why are modern philosophers so reluctant to discuss the Creator and the process of Creation? [closed]
I would like to understand why people become so defensive as soon as philosophical discussion gets into the areas covering things beyond our known reality.
Why do questions related to God or other '...
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In a democratic society, should governments be allowed to pay for or fund artistic/cultural works and performances using taxpayers' money?
Especially considering that aesthetic criteria are essentially individual matters, and that certain works and performances may be regarded as offensive by some part of society
There is also a ...
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Does the current “ruling ontology” deny any possibility of a social causation of mental illness?
Mark Fisher in his book Capitalist Realism writes:
The current ruling ontology denies any possibility of a social causation of mental illness.
Fisher then goes on to say that the construct of “...
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Is human a fundamental flaw in our political systems?
I've been thinking on the persistent challenges and flaws within our political systems, and I'm increasingly convinced that the root of many issues isn't the structure or ideology of these systems ...
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What is the difference between political liberalism and comprehensive liberalism?
I have seen many discussions of this difference but not one reference defines either or the difference between the two. I am working through Will Kymlicka’s (2002) Contemporary Political Philosophy (...
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Is it justified to communicate one’s feelings regarding someone’s abortion decision? [closed]
Note-1: Due to the question being subjective and opinion based nature, as well as due to it is touching a controversial issue, I have voted to close my own question, with keeping the existing ...
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What is the difference between sublimity and fearsome things? [closed]
What is the difference between sublimity and fearsome things? Is a despot sublime in their immoral actions? I would suggest critical thinking.
See e.g. Burke and a "delightful horror"
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Should Native Americans have peacefully given up their lands to White settlers during the 18th and 19th centuries? [closed]
I have sometimes thought that a lot of trouble could have been avoided if Native Americans had chosen to peacefully give up their lands to White settlers back during the 18th and 19th centuries, ...
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What uses can and should philosophy be put to? [closed]
Philosophy seems to underpin many of our activities, such as politics. So is philosophy active or reactive? Is philosophy a force for good?
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Why do so many people seem incapable of following the rules? [closed]
Why can't people keep their politics out of forums that don't involve politics? Politics is like an infection that spreads to every place where people have conversations, even when the place is ...
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What does Rawls mean by a "day of reckoning"?
The quote (I don't remember where exactly in AToJ it is):
But we must try to postpone the day of reckoning as long as possible, and try to arrange society so that it never comes.
I think it was past ...
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Is there something "morally weird" about social media sites with downvote functions?
I was thinking of the democracy-theoretic reason for the function here or on Reddit (the main examples I can think of at the moment), but then I remembered:
When we vote for political officers, we ...
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Could personal law really be defended through the fact that it is personal?
Let's suppose there is a preventative personal law, say that of consuming some drug , or practicing sexualities, then, a possible arguement set by those who are against it would be, the preventative ...
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To what extent can the ability to commit crime in society be taken as an indicator of freedom?
Suppose we lived in a totalitarian regime with very little control of what we could own, what we could do and when we could do what we want. In such a case, it'd be that the crime rate would become ...
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Why is an open society so totalitarian? [closed]
We live in an open society (in the West). The term is extensively used by George Soros. In the 20th century, the concept was popularized by Karl Popper, and originally coined by Henri Bergson. I ...
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