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one from the social-contract tradition of Hobbes
document Parfit’s response to this line of argument leads him to make a claim that is perhaps even bolder than his defense of objectivism in ethics. He considers three leading theories about what we ought to do – one deriving from Kant House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

one from the social-contract tradition of Hobbes

Although This View Of Ethics Has Often Been Challenged
document Although this view of ethics has often been challenged House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

many of the objections have come from religious thinkers who appealed to God’s commands. Such arguments have limited appeal in the largely secular world of Western philosophy. Other defenses of objective truth in ethics made no appeal to re...

Fukuyama: I’ve Got A Simpler Concern In My Current Book. It’s Just That Liberal Democracy Is Not Something You Can Take For Granted
document FUKUYAMA: I’ve got a simpler concern in my current book. It’s just that liberal democracy is not something you can take for granted House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

or that democracies will find a way to solve their problems. I think we’ve got a number of long-term problems in the United States that don’t seem to be getting addressed with the current political system.

It’s A Long Term Struggle
document It’s a long-term struggle House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

and I think we’ll be disappointed in the short run. I don’t think the more pro-Western forces are the ones that will end up on top in the short-run. But we’ve got to start somewhere.