ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Political Philosophy, Rationality, Naturalistic Fallacy
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Rawls & mcdermott 20. 04. 15: focus of political philosophy: Asks what ought to be, not what is ( political science) Focus on relation between state and citizens: general questions: Questions of justice (who gets what?) and legitimacy (who gets to say so?: analytical political philosophy: Assumption: there is a reality we live in that is independent from (our) human knowledge. Aim: discovering this reality by applying a methodic, reasonable and rational procedure. Enlightenment tradition: general question of political philosophy: Assumption: if a set of rules is applied correctly and it therefore leads to correct conclusions, you can speak of a justified method: relation between science and political philosophy: Political philosophy: explains why political systems work. Science can be used a profound background for the development of ideas in the field of political philosophy ( ought implies can ) But: problem of natural fallacy (you can"t deduce ought from is: tools for dealing with new theories in political philosophy:
