CRM/LAW C10 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cornel West, Categorical Imperative, Ursula K. Le Guin
5 Oct 2018
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Advocate less government coercion and supporting freedom, liberty. The rightness or wrongness of actions does not depend on their consequences but on whether they fulfill our duty. Kant believed that there was a supreme principle of morality, and he referred to it as the categorical imperative. Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on the idea of liberty and equality. Rawlsian ethics: everyone gets as many liberties as are comparable with everyone else having the same set of liberties. Equal distribution of basic rights and liberty: no inequality unless: a. benefits everyone b. it must be attached to offices open to all. wealth and good equal, except more for those who are worse off. Critical race theory (crt) is a theoretical framework in the social sciences focused upon the application of critical theory, a critical examination of society and culture, to the intersection of race, law, and power. Utilitarianism: maximize utility and collective welfare/emphasize government action for common good.
