Search found 30 matches

by i_another
Tue May 13, 2014 12:36 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
Replies: 45
Views: 88285

Re: Good Translation for Plato's Republic?

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?)
by i_another
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 ...
by i_another
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.
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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 ...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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’...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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 ...
by i_another
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...
by i_another
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 wrote:Can you post the relevant thread so we can get some context?
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.