POLS 2000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Alasdair Macintyre, Michael Walzer, Michael J. Sandel
7 Apr 2015
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Life that lack any of the 10 central human functional capabilities" -- it"ll fall short of being a good life Involves rights, liberties, and opportunities, income and wealth, and self-respect. Primary goods are vital to the pursuit of a good life by citizens. Difference between male and female (aristotle; gilligan) Bodily health and integrity - have good health. Senses, imagination and thought - use the senses. Control over ones environment -- political, material. Women as citizens / mothers / wives (wollstonecraft) Miller ch. 7 nation states imagined communities: their existence depends upon the collective art of imagination cultural traits expressed through buildings and language, people are shaped by these traits. Kant would opt for perpetual peace where no force is allowed idea doesn"t work as political authority rather how people should see themselves relative to the world culture impacts justice so its requirement around the world is indeterminant. Set of conditions that define just terms between nation states.
