PHIL 1010 Lecture 2: PHIL 1010 Lecture 2
12 Jan 2017
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Every plausible political theory has the same ultimate value, which is equality. Equality as foundation: the idea that equality is intrinsically valuable and the foundation of any reasonable political theory. Normative political theory: how society ought to be structured. Descriptive political theory: how a society is, in fact, structured. These are all different from how you should treat them. Every political theory ought to have the same value, equality. Intrinsically/ inherent valuable: valued in and of itself, not for what it can get you. Textbook intro says that equality represents this. Instrumentally valuable: valuable as a tool and for what it can get us. Valued for the work it can do and as a means to an end. The study of correct reasoning and how to reason well. The central topic of logic is argument and by argument, not talking about fights, disagreements etc. , there is a technical meaning.
