Sandel suggest discarding the whole culture of hiding moral convictions from debate because it is unnatural. This suggestion seems to be heading along the right path to creating a more reflective democracy. He is essentially asking for a “free market place of ideas” to ensue and that people will be swayed by truth and conviction. Sandel is very invested in discussing the purpose, the core of things and this leading us to a better form of democratic debate. It is a very ideal way of government and would require a high degree of autonomy on the part of the citizens and it would most likely cause slow progress.
This shows that Mill saw humans as creative individuals thus leading to an interest of tolerance as a political virtue i.e. political tolerance. The liberals argued that our own freedom depends upon all people enjoying the same freedom. This lead to their view of the state be limited to a minimum number of functions, mainly confined to protecting people from each other, defending the nation and preventing the accumulation of
At the same to time I think it right to help the less fortunate and to recognize every person as they are, a human being. While I believe that every human being should have the pursuit of happiness and fulfill their self-interests, one should also show concern for our fellow man. Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents should do what is in their own self-interest. Ayn Rand believes that this doctrine is one that every man should follow for fear of becoming a society that lives for others and only others, like the dystopian society in her novel Anthem. While ethical egoism sounds appealing to me, I do not believe that is my only duty.
Thucydides, Greek historian as well as a participant, writes of The Peloponnesian War and offers insight into the Athenians thoughts on why they feel it appropriate to ignore what others consider to be just or right. The Athenians believe that mere strength and power automatically grants them the authority to do as they wish and qualifies those actions as justice; and likewise those who are weaker are left no alternative than to endure what is dealt them (Newton). It is imperative to the Athenians that their subjects never think them weak, so when the Melians offered to maintain a neutral position, in order to avoid becoming involved in the ongoing dispute between the Athenian empire and the Spartan led Peloponnesian League; the Athenian’s response was an absolute no. Justice, in this case, was seen as something that was called for by the Melians, the weaker of two parties, only as a vehicle for self-preservation, and nothing more.
Therefore, they will act with demonstrations and sit-ins to get their point across. Dr. King does not avoid any issue when confronted with it, but instead he remains calm and explains both why he does what he does and the results he expects to come from it. When asked why he advocates the breaking of the law when it seems unjust, he says, “I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal, but also a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” I would agree with St. Augustine, "an unjust law is no law at all."
That is where there is much debate on the idea of contextualization and if we, as messengers should do it or not. I think the way Muller goes about describing contextualization is great, he encourages us to strip down our cultural ideals and look at the culture we are in focusing on the values of that culture; at the same time he also informs us that quite simply, there are certain things about other cultures that will never allow you to be the same as the people you are with and instead of taking that as this awful thing, we take it, address the current place we are at, and from there we share the gospel to the likes of the relationship we share with the culture we are in. Overall, I can say that in reading The Messenger I was challenged and reminded
Ethical decisions are sometimes hard and difficult to make because doing the wrong thing is easier because you inconvenient others, put others last to satisfy your needs. When you have to make the right decision it inconveniences you and only helps the other person that is when it becomes a internal battle of ethics. Freedom of speech give us the rights as American citizens to speak freely, but at the same time there is a time, place, and audience to address certain topics too. You have to respect other people feeling, religious belief while utilizing the rights of free speech. After September 11, 2001 free speech had is challenges of whether the American people should hear about the plans that the government wanted to take too teach the terrorist a lesson.
Such demands preclude debate about their appropriateness or legitimacy; they are simply asserted as unchallengeable facts" (Ostell, 1992). The attitude I was showing was believed to be rude and mean. Instead of being a rude and disrespectful as a person, Mr. Douglas began teaching me that I was worth something. He showed me through trust and faith that I could work toward being a good person and that I could change who I was. It was a choice.
I view overcoming estrangement as a path towards conformity because overcoming estrangement requires abolishing our freedom and liberty, our free will. Tinder states we can perhaps hope to achieve harmony and understanding, if human beings are not estranged in essence. He also believes that it would not make sense to say that some people are estranged in essence and others are not. The great historical thinker Thomas Hobbes has argued that human beings are estranged in essence. This question presses on us from different sides and has been the reasoning for philosophical thinkers such as, Thomas Hobbes to shed light on this question, throughout this time; this is not only a question it is an issue in our world today as much as years ago.
Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.” He then goes on to say “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil”. According to Paine if people acted morally, government would not be necessary, but since people are imperfect, government is necessary to protect life and liberty. In his documents paine propagandes that the only way for America is to rebel.