POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Casuistry, False Consciousness
27 May 2016
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Historically punishments were given out differently in different locations due to traditions. Choosing to act morally we have to consider moral rules, the circumstances, and our estimates of the consequences. Using moral principals in politics is more complicated than it is in private life. Activity that deals with the public realm, need for government arises from not from the nature of men but the nature of society. Politics arises when the legitimacy of con icting plans when that is recognized. Some policies may be morally neutral in these instances they don"t provide guidance. In making any policy there is the is, reality of the moment. this comprises law, customs, conventions and circumstances. In any policy making the possible is important. Common action for the community as a whole, what good politics is about. Ideal policy is one rarely chosen because it may be too costly or it might mean having to bend.
