Questions tagged [political-philosophy]
Describing questions about the philosophy of politics and society which investigate concerns like liberty, justice and equality.
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Seeking references on the ontological basis of 'cultural appropriation' to cure my confusion
Disclaimer: Cultural appropriation is an emotionally charged topic and is criticized by a number of intellectuals, and my intent is to determine the philosophical grounding of the topic through vetted ...
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What did Hegel meant when he said that the universal continually engenders itself while maintaining its identity throughout the process?
The patriotic sentiment acquires its specifically determined content from the various members of the organism of the state. This organism is the development of the Idea to its differences and their ...
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Do any philosophers argue for a state of constant war?
Do any philosophers argue for a state of constant war? Not as a state that needs to be prevented, but an ideal state. I don't think that's Marx, but it may be some variants of Marxism. Does ...
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Killing with bare hands vs Rube Goldberg killing machine: How can we connect causes to persons, and so be morally responsible for effects by us?
What brought up this question:
I was watching a television show and was thinking of how powerful individuals can obtain hired guns to do their dirty work. The police and legal system then has ...
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Where does philosophy fear to tread?
This question isn't well researched. It's difficult to investigate those realms which have been neglected, as opposed to those rigorously attended.
One of philosophy's great attractions is arguably ...
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Who wrote this uncited quote?
The following uncited quotation appears in The Early Modern European Catachism by Joshua Gibbs. He includes many quotes from philosophy and literature but does not cite any of his sources. Would ...
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Open Self vs. Closed Self/Society Distinction
In political philosophy and cultural studies, certain thinkers from the twentieth-century stand out for their reliance upon distinguishing between open and closed selfhood. It is a long-running theme ...
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Inquiring about Perspectives on the Theory of "the People" as a Political Concept
Seeking your insights and recommendations regarding a specific aspect of political philosophy - the theory of "the People."
I am currently exploring various perspectives on this concept and ...
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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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Definition of Ownership
I am not student of philosophy so please forgive my sloppy question. I was having a discussion with someone about the definition of ownership.
I was arguing that you do not really own property in the ...
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Seeking Academic-Level Source on Justifications of Democracy: A Comprehensive Listing with Critical Perspectives
I have recently embarked on a quest to delve deeper into the justifications of democracy, but I must admit, the plethora of information available has left me feeling overwhelmed. There seem to be ...
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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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Is it paradoxical to try represent underrepresented communities more?
Suppose there is some heteregenous society, which majority and minority groups. There is a proposal by the government/media in society to increase the representation of minority group by giving them ...
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Do decolonialists have to attack science and modernity?
I’m a professional scientist (mathematician, actually). I’m not a philosopher.
I’ve got a lot of friends well-versed in philosophy, and they all seem to point toward modernity as a byproduct of ...
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In what sense is the polis/city self-sufficient for St. Thomas Aquinas?
De Regno cap. 2 n. 14:
Now since man must live in a group, because he is not sufficient unto himself to procure the necessities of life were he to remain solitary, it follows that a society will be ...
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Achille Mbembe's critique of desire in postcolony
In the postcolony, wherein a particular form of power rages, wherein
the dominant and the subjugated are specifically linked in one and the
same bundle of desire, enthusiasm for the end is often ...
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how would Kant view the criminal justice systems of today's world?
for kant the sole purpose of punishment seemed to be retributivism and he believed in the principle of proportionality. given he was from a time when long term imprisonment wasn't a common punishment. ...
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Philosophical works on Privilege
I read the book "Caste", and can't recommend it highly enough. Are there any philosophical works that directly address the historical causes and current 'benefits' to society of what ended ...
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Is it logical to seek revenge?
People believe revenge or "violence" to be illogical, impractical and immoral; illogical because the "violence" is executed in impulsive rage, impractical because the wheel of &...
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which book is the most rigorous and comprehensive book of Arendt's pracitcal philosophy?
I read a book of Arendt, "Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy" because of the recommendation of a professor.
I'm interested in her theoretical structure of practical philosophy.
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(philosophy of law) how broadly can statutes be interpreted by courts? [closed]
In constitutions and legal systems like that of America , Australia and India (and other states with separation of powers), if a statute has more than one possible interpretation, then can and should ...
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Does a counterargument exist to the claim "Too much diversity is a problem/cannot be controlled"?
Since I live in America i'll make an example using that. People nowadays (2023 as I write this) say that our government will get increasingly more diverse, which will lead to more issues and points-of-...
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Is there a version of virtuous humor that survives?
The acceleration of contemporary life also plays a role in this lack
of being. The society of laboring and achievement is not a free
society. It generates new constraints. Ultimately, the dialectic of
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Is the (truth of) justification of political beliefs necessary given Pyrrhonism?
To explain real quick. Pyrrhonism is some sort of philosophical practice which does reject (or suspend judgment on) epistemic criteria. It is debatable if they can hold beliefs, but even if the could ...
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The well-being of a minority depends on the ill-being of a majority?
Suppose a society with three classes of people. A are the very well-off, B are well-off, C are worst-off. The distribution of this classes is shown in the following triangle.
As you see, there is no ...
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What is or would be a good name for the thought current of seeking increased interconnection between beings?
This current is starting to be crucially important to pinpoint with the rise of technologies such as Neuralink, the latter explicitly adhering to this philosophy. I like the term noospherism but I ...
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Voting and evidential expected utility
Say there is a large election between two candidates 𝐴 and 𝐵. A winning would have a utility value of 100, B winning would have utility value 0. Going out and voting would add a (sub)value of -1 ...
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Have any contemporary political philosophers argued for autocracy?
Have any contemporary political philosophers argued for autocracy? I know that very few go near fascism anymore (I read this in an encyclopaedia twenty years ago: history completely disproved it all).
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Is the city obliged to fulfill its promises after the political regime change occurs, according to Aristotle?
"And if this is true it is evident that the sameness of the state consists chiefly in the sameness of the constitution, and it may be called or not called by the same name, whether the ...
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What is the scope of Utilitarianism?
Utilitarianism can be used to explain all kinds of environmental protection measures quite well. For example, it can be used to justify why individual factories must clean their wastewater and not ...
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Is there a name/reference for this concept of "power dilution"?
A few phenomena that have a common thread running through them are:
A board of directors of a corporation that wishes to dilute the voting power of the existing shareholders can issue new stock. As ...
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Is Hobbes describing a 0th or 1st Law of Nature here?
In Hobbes' Leviathan, specifically section The Fundamental Law Of Nature contained in Chapter XIV, Hobbes says:
"And consequently it is a precept, or generall rule of Reason, “That every man, ...
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Is mathematics politically and culturally neutral?
Lately, there have been many people who say that mathematics itself is racist, that it is simply a creation of dead white Greek men. As a mathematician, I strongly disagree, and believe that ...
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My CO2 emissions in the light of Russia burning thousands of tons of it a day
According to the news, Russia is burning off, or "flaring," about 4.34 million cubic meters of gas a day because it does not sell it to Europe. That's apparently an equivalent of 9,000 ...
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Can someone please help me understand this quote from the Manifesto?
" The bourgeoisie has disclosed how it came to pass that the brutal display of vigour in the Middle Ages , which Reactionists so much admire , found its fitting complement in the most slothful ...
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Can, or should, one separate improvement of society from improvement of individual ethic?
Last night I was reminiscing upon Plato's Republic as an attempt for constructing as best a city as possible, and the latter The Laws which attempted to implement such.
Initially I was thinking of ...
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Enantiodromia--How Do Symbols Undergo an Inversion of Meaning?
I am looking for writings in philosophy, semiotics, or psychology that deal with the shifts and ultimately the inversion of practical meaning in symbols. This would be something like Orwell's concept ...
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Is it wrong to fly on holiday?
I have the impression that more and more colleagues disapprove of me flying for holidays. That made me ponder, but I'm not convinced that I'm making a moral mistake. I argue that my actions cannot be ...
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What do philosophers call the aspirational ideal of deliberative decision-making / governance?
I'm interested in the oldest and/or most notable articulation of what a potential ideal decision-making / governance approach would aspire to.
More concretely, consider an idealized decision-making ...
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A Foucalt-ian analysis of Gandhi's Satyagraha?
So I've recently tried delving into Foucault's idea of resistance and power:
where there is power, there is resistance, and yet, or rather
consequently, this resistance is never in a position of ...
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Paradox of Plurality as a better idea
If X is in a zone where there is a rule that while a person has right to have/follow any opinion/view point but is REQUIRED (MANDATORY) to respect (and accept) plurality of opinions as a condition to ...
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Who originally made a coherent argument that government is inevitable because in "anarchy" a government would come about anyway?
There is a generally known argument, which is that if there is no central authority that maintains a preponderance of violence, then there would be a kind of power vacuum, and some group would fill ...
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Is evil neccessary to society?
Despite attempts to improve the world around us, evil continues to exist. What may come off as incredulous to someone wants to do no harm, may be reasonable to the people doing immoral actions.
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Neo-liberalism, language and freedom?
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Byung Chulhan in his book psychopolitics defines freedom in two ways:
a. He defines it as an interlude which the subject feels when passing between lifestyles or ideologies. This is a ...
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Are people naturally cooperative or selfish?
Machiavelli's The Prince has a rather low view of humanity. He paints humans as fickle, and ready to turn in desperate moments. This may be attributed to the fact that he was in exile and lived in a ...
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Ideas of a truth that sustains?
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Given the modern day age of misinformation, surely someone has pondered and tested their ideas of a truth that sustains (a truth that sustains refers to the ideas that sustain the confidence ...
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Is the term "freedom" sometimes used by those who govern a nation into a poor state of affairs for the people?
Cuba is a socialist regime with no "freedom" accordingly to many people. In Cuba there is a very low crime rate, most of the country is safe.
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In political philosophy, what is the label for those who work to preserve a negative peace been called? [closed]
According to peace studies which examines violence through a multi-disciplinary lens and relies heavily on political philosophy, there is a recognition of the status quo. The condition absent of ...
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Fallacy of division in an old book
I have identified a fallacy of division in an old book written in Spanish and I would like you to confirm if it is indeed a logical fallacy. The underlined part of the image contains the argument that ...
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Is there a modern country (21st century) that would be considered totalitarian under Arendt's account? If not, does that make her theory flawed? [closed]
I was wondering if there is any modern-day country that can be considered totalitarian according to Hannah Arendt (where the totalitarian regime is defined by its endless motion, total domination over ...
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