Philosophy 1030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Comparative Advantage, Social Democracy, Well-Order
17 Dec 2017
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Community life is a lot easier where everyone appears to agree with everyone else and where dissent is blunted by the conventions of compromise but we should not conform. A closed circle of opinion or ideas into which discontent or opposition is never allowed loses its capacity to respond energetically or imaginatively to new challenges. In the us, individuals remain free to say what they wish; but if their opinions cut athwart those of the majority they will find themselves outcast. Contemporary intellectuals have shown remarkably little informed interest in public policy, preferring to intervene or protest on ethically-defined topics where the choices seem clearer. The problem is the way we debate our shared interests. Our goals are the same: keeping taxes to a minimum and keeping government out of our affairs wherever possible, preventing socialism. People are failing to look behind what the government says (e. g. iraq)
