From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Thu Mar 04 2004 - 17:23:26 GMT
Paul Turner wrote:
>I think the MOQ makes an interesting contribution to the discussion of
>individual freedom by categorising it according to evolution. With
>respect to your comment above, individual freedom can be separated out
>into biological, social and intellectual freedom. With this
>categorisation in mind we can begin by saying that the MOQ supports
>*intellectual* freedom from the state but not *biological* freedom. This
>is a broad categorisation which needs some filling in, but doing so may
>help bring clarity to a discussion around what constitutes a *good*
>relationship between individuals and government?
>
>
Actually, that's basically what I meant. I just didn't say it as well as
you. I do believe there are individual freedoms on the social level (as
oxymoronic as that sounds), and feel that the MOQ would state it is more
moral for a society to inhibit an individual's social freedoms than for
an individual to infringe on the social structure (as long as
intellectual freedoms aren't being hampered). Wow, this is getting
confusing.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
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away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
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