From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Sat Feb 28 2004 - 14:56:43 GMT
On Feb 28, 2004, at 8:21, MATTHEW PAUL KUNDERT wrote:
> The question is, what is your proposal for something better? What
> will allow us to retain most of all of the benefits of Western
> democracy and correct its failures? If a proposal does come about, my
> bet is that it doesn't come about in philosophy.
The problem with your view is, philosophy applies to politics the same
way physics applies to the electronics industry. One is mainly theory
and one is mainly practical. If anything will provide the framework for
political improvement, it is philosophy.
> The priority of politics over philosophy is something that we
> neo-Millians think is a consequence of the First Amendment. Nothing
> has any necessary, ahistorical priority over anything else, but we
> have learned from history to make the practical agreement that, in the
> Capital building, making our social environment more free and equal
> has priority over our religious differences.
Where did religion come into this? I thought we were talking about the
relationship between philosophy and politics, as affected by Quality.
I think the point is that there is too much self-serving activity in
politics and not enough thinking. The political environment could be,
or rather WOULD be improved if there were more thought about what
politicians are doing.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
Cafeteria Spiritualist and Philosopher
"It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go
away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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