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I think our politics should be grounded in solid philosophical principles, after all, that's what gave rise to the high-minded principles of freedom of speech,

I think our politics should be grounded in solid philosophical principles, after all, that's what gave rise to the high-minded principles of freedom of speech, privacy, and abolition of slavery. Besides, all it would take to turn this from "philosophy" (which is already philosophy of the first amendment and law) to "politics" is for someone to argue for it. When a group starts arguing for something you don't like from philosophical principles, you'll regret not addressing their arguments earlier. The philosophical issue is already political, and it was made political by MacKinnon and Dworkin during the Sex Wars in the 80s and 90s.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago
What I mean is, most people don't think. They get their philosophy second-hand. So the philosophical ideas of today take decades to affect the thinking of enough people to move the needle of politics. > When a group starts arguing for something you don't like from philosophical principles, you'll regret not addressing their arguments earlier. Absolutely. And yet it is also true that, if you want to move the bulk of people today, you have to start from a point that fits within their existing philosophical framework.