RELIGST 2N03 Lecture 3: Relgion and Liberal Democracy
19 Jul 2016
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Agenda: the dieudonne survey (10 minutes) 7:00 p. m, shocks, surprises, the quiz (10 minutes) 7:10 p. m, administrative matters (esp. The triumph of the dead: constitutionalism a method for avoiding akrasia from the greek for without order/command , precommitment: first-order values upon which a constitution is built, e. g. Freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to congregate: lusztig uses two examples to demonstrate that constitutional precommitment in canada is creeping, abortion, free speech, creeping precommitment in canada, liberty and obligation must be balanced. It is possible to articulate competing values, such as public safety, or demonstrable group-based harm, that comes from permitting unfettered free speech. Indeed, rather than constituting a limitation that can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society, the wording suggests a limitation inconsistent with a free soci- ety. The idea that limiting citizens" rights to express ideas, even foolish and offensive ones, somehow contributes to the.
