POLS 3440 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Visible Minority, Political Philosophy, Consensus Decision-Making
15 Sep 2016
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Dirty-handed politics: when leaders justify unethical practices as the necessary means to achieve good results o o o. Leaders regard politics as a form of warfare. Convinced their cause is right, will do anything they believe is needed. Ethics concerns the way people ought to act in their relations with one another o. The value of an ethical approach is that it provides and opportunity to work out resolutions to difficult situations. Several factors have led to the ascendance of mutual respect in the world"s democracies: Ethical principles held by most religions tend to have a lot in common. Every human being has equal worth and is equally deserving of respect o. Very few reject the golden rule : do to others as you would have them do to you. Led to increased inequality between rich and poor, which led to the rise of socialism o o o.
