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Ival — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:44:56 +0000

It’s posts like this that make suifrng so much pleasure

Comment on Consensus and Majority Rule by The Big Question of 2011: Why Occupy? | Philosophyhelmet

The Big Question of 2011: Why Occupy? | Philosophyhelmet — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:25:23 +0000

[...] a modified consensus rule of achieving 90% agreement (I’ve expressed my qualified skepticism on this site). Thus, we could conclude that one thing that the 99% desire is popular democracy, the capacity [...]

Comment on Personal Notes from Occupy Richmond by The Big Question of 2011: Why Occupy? | Philosophyhelmet

The Big Question of 2011: Why Occupy? | Philosophyhelmet — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:24:21 +0000

[...] our intrepid reporters (me – I was the intrepid reporter) brought you a firsthand account of its Richmond branch, we are a philosophy site, not a news site. So on this New Year’s Day, I’m answering a [...]

Comment on Rousseau and the General Will by Consensus and Majority Rule | Philosophyhelmet

Consensus and Majority Rule | Philosophyhelmet — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:51:37 +0000

[...] answer is that the majority is always correct about constitutes the “general will,” which I have discussed before. The short version is that the majority is always right about the general will of the community [...]

Comment on Was the Killing of Osama bin Laden Justified? by President Obama Commits Extrajudicial Killing | Philosophyhelmet

President Obama Commits Extrajudicial Killing | Philosophyhelmet — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:30:29 +0000

[...] They will just say that they “don’t care about Awlaki’s rights,” just like Osama bin Laden before him. In fact, when Obama informed an audience with the news, they applauded. The error here is not [...]

Comment on “You Tell Me It’s the Institution…” by Institutional Analysis Versus Conspiracy Theory | Philosophyhelmet

Institutional Analysis Versus Conspiracy Theory | Philosophyhelmet — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:52:27 +0000

[...] trend in U.S. politics of ascribing our social woes to conspiracies. Readers at the Helmet will recall that our understanding of how institutions drive human behavior is central to solving the real [...]

Comment on The Devil in Haiti by Update on Haiti | Philosophyhelmet

Update on Haiti | Philosophyhelmet — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:57:21 +0000

[...] we at Philosophyhelmet have discussed the Haitian disaster before, I thought it appropriate to direct my readers to this comprehensive update from Bill Quigley, [...]

Comment on Alex Sparrow by Are We, the People, Being Represented? | Philosophyhelmet

Are We, the People, Being Represented? | Philosophyhelmet — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:02:50 +0000

[...] a common public will or agency, or whether the representative advances their interests. The Principle of Autonomy implies the former, but I’m not engaging that debate here. Powered by Hackadelic Sliding Notes [...]

Comment on This is What Democracy Looks Like: Communal Councils by Are We, the People, Being Represented? | Philosophyhelmet

Are We, the People, Being Represented? | Philosophyhelmet — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:01:22 +0000

[...] organized into good deliberative structures. Once, perhaps, political structures (like the New England township) as well as social and cultural structures (the small community) encouraged informal public [...]

Comment on “You Tell Me It’s the Institution…” by This is What Democracy Looks Like: the Crowd | Philosophyhelmet

This is What Democracy Looks Like: the Crowd | Philosophyhelmet — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:32:01 +0000

[...] Reminder on the Nature of Social Structure [...]