PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Communitarianism, Individual And Group Rights, Paternalism
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An argument consists of a set of sentences consisting on one or more premises, which contain the evidence and conclusion, which is supposed to follow from the premises. (informal context) (argument consists of a set of sentences) e. g. (1st premise) socrates is a man. (2nd premise) all men are mortal. (conclusion) therefore, The new ideal of community: the community already exits in the form of common social practices, cultural traditions and shared social understandings. One important issue: individual rights vs. the common good (good of the community) Self-determination: the right to choose the good life". Value pluralism: the idea that we value a plurality of conceptions of the good life" (self-determination vs. ) paternalism: the interference of the state in our best interests: schools prayers, seatbelts. Leading life from the inside: the idea that our life only goes better for us if we lead it according to our beliefs about what"s valuable.
