PPT-Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy

Punishment Authority Punishment Political authority The state has the right to impose obligations on its subjects and to use coercion in order to enforce these obligations Two claims . Political Obligation II: Natural Duties and Associative . Reponsibilities. Natural duty view. Natural Duty of Justice. : ‘first, we are to comply with and to do our share in just institutions when they exist and apply to us; and second, we are to assist in the establishment of just arrangements when they do not exist, at least when this can be done with little cost to ourselves’ (Rawls, 1971, p. 351).. Human Rights. Distinguishing features of human rights 1. HR.  are . minimal . standards. :. they set . the “lower limits on tolerable human conduct” rather than “great aspirations and exalted ideals” . Week Six: The Virtue of Virtue Ethics?. Aristotle. Recap. Man is a ‘type’ of thing.. A thing is measured by how well it performs its function.. If a thing performs its function well, it is said to flourish ‘as that thing’ (it flourishes . is Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada.. Publications:. Reasonable Democracy, . Jürgen. . Habermas. and the Politics of Discourse. , Cornell University Press 1996.. & . The Moral Status of Terrorism. Some Definitions: Terrorism. Coming up with a useful, non-controversial definition of terrorism is more . difficult than in the case of war.. One big problem is avoiding question-begging definitions. A definition is question-begging when it includes an assumed moral stance, such as defining it as wrong (. Mrs Joanne Collins. Mrs Hannah White. Philosophy and Ethics at High Storrs. As a subject we are becoming one of the most popular choices at High Storrs as well as one of the highest achieving subjects.. Conservatives. and Moral Philosophy. Please Do Now:. Take the Ideological Survey. Essential Questions. To what extent am I liberal or conservative on matters of politics and economics?. What are the moral roots of liberal and conservative political philosophies?. • an attempt to reconnect a strong (demanding) conception of . the moral ideal of democracy. with the problem of . political outcome. •. democracy as process. - neither just an institutional system of government . Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Different Sets of Moral Foundations. Jesse Graham, Jonathan . Haidt. , Brian A. . Nosek. (2009) . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology . 96(5) p1029-1046. Introduction. Rawls, . A Theory of Justice. and . Political Liberalism. John Rawls. (1921-2002). Rawls was one of the most prominent American philosophers of the 20th century.. Working primarily in the areas of political philosophy and ethical theory, Rawls was one of the foremost defenders of . Yu. Liberty and Conservatives Rely on Different Sets of Moral Foundations. Discover the relationship to voting behavior. Apply the theory to moral differences across the political spectrum within the US . Social and Political Philosophy. Our subject matter this semester has traditionally been associated with practical philosophy.. There are clearly theoretical elements involved (the nature of power, the sources of authority) but the aim of inquiring into these matters is ultimately to make choices about our life together.. Please note that some of the topics are sensitive subject matter. Participation in discussion should be voluntary to ensure privacy and comfort of all participants. . Forgiveness. “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”. Adam McGuire, PhD. Postdoctoral . Fellow. VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans. Texas A&M University. Baylor University. Outline. Background. Define Moral Elevation.