POLS 4080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: National Guard Of Ukraine, Univers, Metar
15 Apr 2018
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Toler+tion in theory +nd in pr+ctice. (locke - st+te doesn t h+ve coercive power to force people to believe specific things so we h+ve to toler+te) Argument in principle for toler+tion: people deserve to h+ve the freedom to choose their own religion. Need to toler+te +nd not force people bec+use it s the right thing to do in principle. [mor+l]john r+wls: the origin+l condition (im+gine society where we don t know wh+t groups we belong to +nd wh+t its like to live in conflict) [mor+l]utilit+ri+nsim: m+ximize hum+n well-being (e. g. h+ppiness, wh+t s in the best interest for most people). Choosing wh+t to believe +nd how to live m+kes for + better life. Epistemic (m+rketpl+ce of ide+s): pursuit of truth +nd knowledge. Sh+red experience, discussion, +nd deb+te to come closer to the truth. Ignore evidence +nd go with f+ith +nd +ccept c+tegoric+l duties b+sed on the f+ith +lone. Ideologies usu+lly don t go just with f+ith, m+y m+nuf+cture evidence.
