Philosophy 2801F/G Chapter Notes -Political Philosophy, Monism
25 Jul 2012
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Readings week 1 lect 1 chpt 1. Recent emphasis has been on the ideals of justice, freedom, and community which are invoked when evaluating political institutions and policies. Left and right are distinguished by their views of freedom and justice in the traditionally male dominated spheres of government and economy. Communitarians believe that evaluating political institutions cannot be a matter of judging the against some independent a historical standards. That alongside the older appeal to equality(socialism) and liberty (libertarianism) political theories now appeal to the ultimate values of contractual agreement and the common good laid out by rawls. Monistic theory of justice to subordinate all other values to one overriding value seems almost fanatical. One traditional aim of political philosophy was to find coherent and comprehensive rules for deciding between conflicting political values. Political philosophy drowning in its own success. On dworkin"s view every plausible political theory has the same ultimate value which is equality.
