Genius! I actually agree, good point (Y)Somebody needs to make the distinction between colonial slavery and the slavery of antiquity — Heister Eggcart
I lament that you were radicalized, — Mongrel
tip: see Democrats VS Republicans (the great Abe)
So, by your own logic — csalisbury
Again, the argument is blisteringly bad. — csalisbury
He mentions it throughout the entire paper, and even dedicates an entire chapter to it: A Precautionary Principle for Institutional Change.
edit(2): I have read the paper as well up to page 14. — Emptyheady
He doesn't 'sweep it away.' He literally doesn't deal with it, except to say he's not in favor of it. Which I believe, and have believed since reading the OP. I'm not, nor have I ever been, saying that I think the author is defending slavery. I'm saying that his argument for conservatism would apply perfect well to slave-owning systems. I'm saying his argument fails to explain why it would not apply to them. And that's a big problem.Slavery is such a silly (counter) example, because it is obviously intolerable. The author swept it away with such ease.
He thinks Xavier Marquez, BS in philosophy and mathematics, MA in political science, dissertation which won him the award Leo Strauss Award for Best Dissertation in Political Philosophy and well published author is unironically defending slavery. >:O
But he has got 800+ posts on The Philosophy Forum, that must count for something, so Marquez's arguments must be "blisteringly bad."
A Precautionary Principle for Institutional Change starts at the bottom of page 14. The irony here is painful. — csalisbury
I'm saying that his argument for conservatism would apply perfect well to slave-owning systems. I'm saying his argument fails to explain why it would not apply to them. — csalisbury
The argument applies to everything you dip. — Emptyheady
TheWillowOfDarkness — TheWillowOfDarkness
If the population regulated is helpless to reject the basic institution, as is nearly always the case, then their 'acceptance' as evidenced by the endurance of said institution has no value and no legitimacy, because everybody necessarily 'accepts' what they can do nothing about, however repugnant and illegitimate it is. — Un
except to say he's not in favor of it. Which I believe, and have believed since reading the OP — csalisbury
Again, if everyone agreed with the author, emancipation never would have happened. — csalisbury
The slave system in the american south was a basic institution. — csalisbury
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