Resisting The Totalitarian Menance Flashcards
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Recognising that there can be internal obstacles to freedom is not to say that anybody other than the agent herself is the best judge of when they exist
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To recognise there can be internal obstacles to freedom is not to identify freedom with rationality
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To identify freedom with rationality is not to claim the same thing is rational for each person
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To identify freedom with rationality is not to claim a single thing that is rational for any individual
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To identify what would be rational for a person does not necessarily justify interfering with their irrational actions
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Interference aimed at getting people to act rationally may be justified but should be acknowledged as a restriction of freedom
Who argued we have first and second order desires
Harry Frankfurt
What are first order desires
The desire for something
What are second order desires
The desires we have about desires such as a desire not to have a certain desire
Who argues we do not have brute desires
Taylor
Who argues there are undeniably internal obstacles
Charles Taylor
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Promoting people’s autonomy can involve just providing information and helping them think for themselves
