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Political Philosophy vs. Social Philosophy |
Political philosophy: - deals with the legitimacy of government Why are we bound to submit to laws?¡What holds political groups together?Must consent or contracts be explicit or merely implicit? Social philosophy: - deals with the problem of justice Given a legitimate state, how can goods be apportioned fairly?Are there principles toguide this distribution |
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Plato |
Naturallypolitical because we are not naturally self-sufficient. Plato’sRepublic: - Artisan class allowed to pursue pleasure and have stuff¡Guardian and Ruler class not permitted¢All goods provided for guardians¢Communal living¢No property¢No wives – lottery for procreation¢Lottery is rigged for eugenic purposes¡Communism for upper classes b/c lower classes cannot handlecommunismIntroductionof mythos – “The Noble Lie”¡Anomie |
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Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan |
Stateegoism vs. personal egoism Equalityof all “Stateof Nature” - State of scarcity - Competition over resources – state of war - Life is: “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” - No morality because morality is dictated by power / the stateLegalPositivism – justice is what is legally called just as long as it can beenforced |