PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Communitarianism, Individual And Group Rights, Paternalism
15 Apr 2016
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The new ideal of community: community already exists in the form of common social practices, cultural traditions and shared social understandings. Has an emphasis on community instead of an emphasis on the individual like the other theories we"ve looked at. We are born into social practices, cultural traditions and shared social understandings therefore we are not free to do whatever we please, we are bound to acting for the common good. Important issue: individual rights versus the common good. This is what makes communitarianism different from liberal equality. How do i pursue my goal in the best way possible. Value pluralism: the idea that we value a plurality of conceptions of "the good life" This is merely a fact about our world. Self-determination vs. paternalism: the interference of the state in our best interests. School prayers, seatbelts, not allowed smoking inside, no drinking and driving, sale of alcohol is regulated, education is mandatory until 18.
