Centrism
Arguments for centrism. Why balance is necessary. Include here any argument against any form of absolutism.
Folksonomies: politics centrism
Memes
25 MAY 2016
Political Pragmatism
A reasonable and logical way of doing things or of thinking about problems that is based on dealing with specific situations instead of on ideas and theories. An approach to philosophy, primarily held by American philosophers, which holds that the truth or meaning of a statement is to be measured by its practical (i.e., pragmatic) consequences. William James and John Dewey were pragmatists.
Pragmatism in common usage may mean simply a practical approach to problems and affairs. But it’s al...Folksonomies: politics political philosophy
Folksonomies: politics political philosophy
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25 FEB 2016
Habits for Depolarization
1. Criticize from within.
In other words, criticize the other—whether person, group, or society—on the basis of something you have in common. The political philosopher Michael Walzer describes this approach as “internal criticism.” He writes: “We criticize our society just as we criticize our friends, on the assumption that the terms of the critique, the moral references, are common.” As Walzer and many others have observed, besides being depolarizing, criticizing from within is ...08 SEP 2011
The Line Between Good and Evil Runs Through All Our Hearts
It was only when I lay there on rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart, and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. Even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained; and even in the best ...There are not good and bad people who may be easily distinguished, but competing forces within each of us.
25 JUL 2011
The Centrist Path Between Two Extremes of Knowing
Those who have taken upon them to lay down the law of nature as a thing already searched out and understood, whether they have spoken in simple assurance or professional affectation, have therein done philosophy and the sciences great injury. For as they have been successful in inducing belief, so they have been effective in quenching and stopping inquiry; and have done more harm by spoiling and putting an end to other men's efforts than good by their own. Those on the other hand who have tak...Those who think the laws of nature are figured out and those who think we can know nothing are two erroneous extremes, a balance between acknowledging what we know and its boundaries is important.
03 MAY 2011
Cooperation VS Capitalism
Finding the right balance between cooperation and competition has been the goal and bane of Western politics for centuries. Adam Smith recognized that the economic needs of the individual are better met by unleashing the ambitions of all individuals than by planning to meet those needs in advance. But even Adam Smith could not claim that free markets produce Utopia. Even the most libertarian politician today believes in the need to regulate, oversee, and tax the efforts of ambitious individua...Human intelligence has yet to design a society where free competition among the members works for the good of the whole.
08 JAN 2011
Total Liberty Would Reduce Our Liberty
To have free play for one's individuality is, in the modern view, the subjective triumph of existence, as survival in creative work and offspring is its objective triumph. But for all men, since man is a social creature, the play of will must fall short of absolute freedom. Perfect human liberty is possible only to a despot who is absolutely and universally obeyed. Then to will would be to command and achieve, and within the limits of natural law we could at any moment do exactly as it please...Folksonomies: centrism
Folksonomies: centrism
If we had the liberty to kill, then everyone's liberty to move about free of fear would be impacted.
08 JAN 2011
Socialism and Individualism are Absurdities
To the onlooker, both Individualism and Socialism are, in the absolute, absurdities; the one would make men the slaves of the violent or rich, the other the slaves of the State official, and the way of sanity runs, perhaps even sinuously, down the intervening valley.Folksonomies: centrism
Folksonomies: centrism
It is an ideal mean to which we must strive.
08 JAN 2011
Property Equals Freedom
Under modern conditions%u2014indeed, under any conditions%u2014a man without some negotiable property is a man without freedom, and the extent of his property is very largely the measure of his freedom. Without any property, without even shelter or food, a man has no choice but to set about getting these things; he is in servitude to his needs until he has secured property to satisfy them. But with a certain small property a man is free to do many things, to take a fortnight's holiday when he...Folksonomies: centrism
Folksonomies: centrism
The more property a person has, the more freedom they have with it, but there is a point where their amassing of property infringes on the rights of others.
01 JAN 2010
Debate Principle: Assume good faith
Assuming good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikipedia. It is the assumption that editors' edits and comments are made in good faith. Most people try to help the project, not hurt it. If this were false, a project like Wikipedia would be doomed from the beginning.
...When doubt is cast on good faith, continue to assume good faith yourself where you can. Be civil and follow dispute resolution processes, rather than attacking editors or edit warring with them. If you wish to express doubts...Folksonomies: centrism
Folksonomies: centrism
This is one of the principles wikipedia asks its contributors to apply when working with other editors. On a meta level, we should all apply this principle, even in politics, because we all want what's best for the country even though we tend to vilify our ideological opponents.
References
25 MAY 2016
What is Political Pragmatism?
Electronic/World Wide Web>Message Posted to Online Forum/Discussion Group: Emmash, Jonser (02/05/2016), What is Political Pragmatism?, Retrieved on 2016-05-25Source Material [www.quora.com]
Folksonomies: politics philosophy
Folksonomies: politics philosophy
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25 FEB 2016
The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing People
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Blankenhorn, David (February 17, 2016), The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing People, Retrieved on 2016-02-25Source Material [www.the-american-interest.com]
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08 SEP 2011
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Abridged: An Experiment i...
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Solzhenitsyn , Aleksandr (2007-08-01), The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Abridged: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (P.S.), Harper Perennial Modern Classics, Retrieved on 2011-09-08
Folksonomies: biography
Folksonomies: biography
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17 MAY 2011
The Novum Organon, or a True Guide to the Interpretation ...
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Bacon , Francis (2005-11-30), The Novum Organon, or a True Guide to the Interpretation of Nature, Adamant Media Corporation, Retrieved on 2011-05-17Source Material [www.constitution.org]
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03 MAY 2011
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Ridley , Matt (2003-05-01), The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature, Harper Perennial, Retrieved on 2011-05-03
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08 JAN 2011
A Modern Utopia
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Wells, H.G. (2004), A Modern Utopia, Project Gutenberg, New York, NY, Retrieved on 2010-11-01Source Material [www.gutenberg.org]
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01 JAN 2010
Wikipedia:Assume good faith
Electronic/World Wide Web>Wiki: (October 2010)Wikipedia:Assume good faith, Wikimedia Foundation Inc., Retrieved on 1969-12-31Source Material [en.wikipedia.org]
Folksonomies: netiquette
Folksonomies: netiquette
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