PP203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thomas Sowell, Political Compass, Sixteen Soldiers
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Three approaches to political philosophy (1) classics of political theory - key thinkers from plato to rawls. Liberalism - broad vs. narrow senses of liberalism, and national differences (us, Lines are blurry - social theory (about justice) as middle ground between individual ethics and more purely political questions (about justification of state and merits of democracy vs. other forms of government) Began with seating in french national assembly. Horseshoe model (far left and far right resemble each other) Compass plotted along two or more axis. Recommend you do political compass survey which is based on 2 axis model. Right and libertarian vs. authoritarian axis - you may fall into left. Libertarian, right libertarian, right authoritarian, or left authoritarian quadrants. Price gouging p. 3, purple heart p. 10, wall st. Three approaches to justice (sandel p. 6-9, 19-20: welfare - utilitarianism, greatest happiness, freedom - libertarian, free markets, virtue - aristotelian. Price gouging ( p. 3-5) - on supplies after florida hurricane in 2004.
