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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 09:53:32 AM

Title: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 09:53:32 AM
While I agree with a lot of this, politics too has some issues. It is less amenable to consistent philosophical positions and has in my mind become more about tone than policy


http://tinyurl.com/nonkwfz
Title: Re: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: Walter on November 08, 2016, 05:34:33 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 09:53:32 AM
While I agree with a lot of this, politics too has some issues. It is less amenable to consistent philosophical positions and has in my mind become more about tone than policy


http://tinyurl.com/nonkwfz

PHYSICS----splitting atoms

PHILOSOPHY-----splitting hairs
Title: Re: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 05:44:02 PM
Quote from: Walter on November 08, 2016, 05:34:33 PM
PHYSICS----splitting atoms

PHILOSOPHY-----splitting hairs

Politics - splitting headache
Title: Re: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: Walter on November 08, 2016, 06:04:48 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 05:44:02 PM
Politics - splitting headache

excellent :)
Title: Re: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: Dicky Underpants on November 09, 2016, 04:45:35 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2016, 09:53:32 AM
While I agree with a lot of this, politics too has some issues. It is less amenable to consistent philosophical positions and has in my mind become more about tone than policy


http://tinyurl.com/nonkwfz

I remember an exchange a number of years back between Roy Hattersley, Ken Clarke and, I think Dr David Owen, about the time of he Liberal -SDP 'Alliance'. Hattersley did seem to think his Democratic Socialism could be traced to a definitive philosophical position. "Likewise", he said,"if I were to ask Ken Clarke to do an academic test to outline the philosophical basis of political conservatism, he would be able to do likewise (he wouldn't get a very high mark of course). Whereas, what the devil is supposed to be the philosophical basis of 'Alliancism'?"
Title: Re: The lack of philosophy in politics
Post by: wigginhall on November 09, 2016, 04:56:52 PM
Keep the politics out of politics.