Is there a philosophy/political theory forum here

[ashling]

If not, we need one.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. We need one desperately

[opihimoimoi]

2. pubs got it all wrong...their shit no matter the lipstick is still the same...their message sucks

only a small percentage still follows

most peeps can smell crap ....esp pub shit

dem phil is more reflective of benevolence and common interest as opposed to pub phil which is more toward self interest...thats

whot i see

[mix]

3. I would enjoy that.

[pinto]

4. The Topic Forums link ought to be at the top of your Latest Page view. The link is here -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=204

If you don't see one that fits your interest, suggest it to one of the Administrators.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/contact.html

Thanks. :hi:

[ashling]

6. The OP was really a rhetorical question/suggestion

in an attempt to garner support for that very thing.

[pinto]

11. Cool. If there is, that's the process.

:hi:

[ashling]

14. Just finished sending a message to himself

Thanks for your help :hi:

[BlooInBloo]

5. Are there people here with suitable background to discuss such things intelligently?

[NightWatcher]

7. good point. I have tried to have intellectual discussions only to have them degrade to name calling

....looking on the internet for serious intellectual discussion, how quaint.

[Echo In Light]

8. The complicated futility of ignorance. It's a wonderful world o' colonized minds!

[ashling]

9. Which is exactly why I think there needs to be a designated forum

When you try to post anything like that in GD, it usually attracts that type of post. This way maybe we could maintain - or require - a certain level of respect...or at least sincere questioning.

[NightWatcher]

13. would there be an intelligence test to access the forum? I'd go for that

Access based on IQ, tell Skinner and Elad to get working on it toot sweet. Either that or we could send in copies of our college transcripts to grant us access to certain levels.

[ashling]

16. I have already sent the request to Himself

I have offered to moderate, not that I am any more qualified than the next mensa candidate (LOL)
but I do have a BA in history, a JD, and am about a semester away from a an MA in government (I'm considering doing my thesis on political theory)

Hey, anybody got anthing on "Rawlsekians", that strange amalgam of John Rawls and Libertarian theory? I'm researching for a paper.

[Silent3]

18. I'm a fan of Rawls, but I hadn't heard of "Rawlsekians" before.

Then again, it's been about 18 years since I last studied Rawls in college. I'm going to have to go google "Rawlsekians" now. :)

[ashling]

20. You won'r find a lot - at least I didn't

outside of occasional blogs.

David Gordom (libertarian) wrote a piece in The American Conservative that talks about this (that should come up on google: Going off the Rawls, 7/28/2008) and there is a smattering of other stuff, but not really a lot of substance. Apparently these libertarians believe that his "veil of ignorance" is a good starting point, but that Libertarian principles would, naturally, be chosen. Kind of an amalgam of Rawls and Hayek (with whom I am not too familiar.) I even read somewhere that Rawls' son suggested that his theories were very compatible with conservatism . . . apart from the whole distributive justice thing, I guess (LOL)

[Silent3]

19. I'm sure you've already found this much for yourself already...

http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/jul/28/00024/

...but I just wanted to post this here for others. It wasn't enough to give me a clear idea of exactly what a "Rawlsekian" is, but it was enough for me to see some merit in tinkering around in Rawls philosophy when it comes rewards for effort and talent.

[abumbyanyothername]

15. Well.. .

you obviously. But who else?

[ashling]

17. We generally keep our heads down

to avoid the food fights.

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

23. :) It's possible to enjoy both food fights and the finer points of Frege.

[Odin2005]

28. I'm a supporter of Karl Popper's "Open Society"

Which doesn't endear me to Marxists, but meh. :rofl:

[Posteritatis]

29. There's people with suitable background to discuss such things entertainingly; does that count? (nt)

[Hepburn]

10. I wish there was one....

...maybe I could finally find a use for my undergrad degree in poli sci!

:hi:

[armyowalgreens]

12. There is no philosophy forum. We do need one.

[No_More_War]

21. Why don't we talk about philosophy on this thread?

I'm kinda new to politics and I could really learn from it I think.

[ashling]

22. It does get talked about here - but only occasionally

and when it does, it is not too long before it devolves into .... well, something a little less civil.

[Occam Bandage]

24. Those are different topics. nt

[ashling]

25. And your point is?

assuming that your statement is correct - which I don't:) - so what?

[Occam Bandage]

26. There isn't a carpentry/paleontology forum either. nt

[Posteritatis]

30. But we need someplace to discuss archaeocabinetry! (nt)

[ashling]

31. well there needs to be!

just kidding ... actually, "political theory" and "political philosophy" are sometimes used interchangeably.
:)

[Occam Bandage]

32. Well, sure, but you didn't say "political theory/philosophy." nt

[ashling]

33. I said philosophy/political theory

I guess I could have said political "philosophy/theory", but it's essentially the same thing. If you still have problems with that, read History of Political Philosophy and get back to me. The book covers Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, Renes Descartes,Spinoza, Montesquieu, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Neitzsche, to name but a few.

:hi:

[ashling]

34. I said philosophy/political theory

I guess I could have said political "philosophy/theory", but it's essentially the same thing. If you still have problems with that, read History of Political Philosophy and get back to me. The book covers Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, Renes Descartes,Spinoza, Montesquieu, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Neitzsche, to name but a few.

:hi:

[Odin2005]

27. I agree. Plus it would help de-clutter the R/T subforum

Then again, I am a philosophy nut! :rofl: