I'd be happy to help gladden you, Melchior. Send away.
(This paper didn't happen to appear in the 1977 volume of Political Theory, did it?)
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- Tue May 13, 2014 12:36 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 88285
- Tue May 13, 2014 2:30 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 88285
Re: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
Bloom's ideas of translation are entirely wrong, and "literal" translations are a farce. His translations of the Republic should be banned. I didn't mean to suggest that English translations of ancient Greek are actually literal. As I said, my advice to any reader would be to lean toward ...
- Tue May 13, 2014 2:14 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 88285
Re: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
Hat-tip to Melchior for catching my mistake.
You're correct, sir. I quoted Jowett's rendition but mistakenly attributed it to Lee. I'll make the correction in my post.
You're correct, sir. I quoted Jowett's rendition but mistakenly attributed it to Lee. I'll make the correction in my post.
- Mon May 12, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 88285
Re: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
So I was wondering, do you guys know of any translations for Plato's Republic that is easy to understand and doesn't have lots of complicated vocabulary? I second Metadigital's recommendation of Bloom's translation. When it comes to ancient Greek texts, the challenge is to find the right balance be...
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:26 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Are governments complicit as to the inequality amongst peeps
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11793
Re: Are governments complicit as to the inequality amongst p
I don’t think all lobbying is necessarily equivalent with bribery. In a popular government like that of the U.S., it’s natural for different groups to pressure leaders to enact policies favorable to their interests. And whether it’s the wealthy or the poor, all Americans are equally citizens of the ...
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:18 am
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Are governments complicit as to the inequality amongst peeps
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11793
Re: Are governments complicit as to the inequality amongst p
Do you think corporations (capitalism) and/or governments (rule), are complicit in the buying and selling of people, for their monetary/power gain? Sure. From the corporation's viewpoint, people are reducible to resources. The term "human resources," which is now commonly used to refer to...
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:37 am
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Does The State Have Any Moral Obligations?
- Replies: 117
- Views: 28894
Re: Does The State Have Any Moral Obligations?
I disagree. Only human beings have moral obligations. Governments have only those obligations that are defined by law, only legal obligations. What do you think? It's not clear to me whether the controversy here has to do with an attempt to anthropomorphize the state in speech, or something else al...
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:52 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Shaped By Mass Media
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
Re: Shaped By Mass Media
What can we do to free ourselves? I don't know that there's much we can do to free ourselves as a collective effort. As Madison said, "As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it . . . ." It seems to me the only way to pursue a plan of collective e...
- Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:50 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Hi Henry, I don’t know that moral rightness necessarily obtains in the strict business decision aspect of these situations, if that’s what you mean by the words “right” and “wrong.” In line with my previous comments, however, I would say that both the gay atheist and the straight Catholic have a rig...
- Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:29 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Kayla, I’m sorry to hear that you found yourself in a situation like that. Assuming that a person uses such language unprovoked, I say you’d be well within reason to call him an asshole. I’m of a mixed race as well, but fortunately I’ve never found myself in that sort of situation. That said, I don’...
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:49 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Gingko, I’m actually sympathetic to the notion of natural rights; I’m just not convinced (yet) that the Lockean version includes a natural right of protection against arbitrary discrimination in the marketplace. It’s possible Locke would permit a law like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (section II), w...
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 6:47 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Sorry for the delay, folks. I have a number of competing responsibilities in the so-called “real world” that keep me from replying as frequently as I’d like to, but let me see if I can make a few adequate replies now. Uwot : Many thanks for clarifying your earlier point for me. Is it fair, then, to ...
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:25 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Hi Uwot, I’m not really sure what you mean when you say, with respect to rights, “This is one of the areas in which philosophy does itself no favours.” Could I bother you either to rephrase or elaborate on your position? With respect your last question, and from a purely practical standpoint, I supp...
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13347
Re: Spin-off: The AZ Bill, Rights, and Inclusion/Exclusion
Blaggard, are you referring to the thread of which mine is a spin-off? If so, I included a link to it in my OP.Blaggard wrote:Can you post the relevant thread so we can get some context?