Word: philosophere
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Of course, politicians have always been willing to go on the record as firmly pro-morality. But seldom have they done it so relentlessly. And seldom have they had such a wellspring of bigthink to draw on. There's Ben Wattenberg's Values Matter Most, read and admired by Clinton...
"This is by no means the first prize he's received," said Mansfield, a political philosopher. "He's one of the most distinguished professors here."
Brennan succeeded by refining ideas. Those are the real coin of influence. The ones that rank as influential tend to be simple to grasp, endless in their implications, challenging to accomplish but still within the realm of possibility (for instance: Love thy neighbor). Perhaps one of the most influential men...
But of course, says Pasquale, as references to the canon of social theory roll off his tongue, he prefers Habermas' work for its social theory rather than its philosophical conclusions. He finds Charles Taylor a much more interesting philosopher.
One of the most persuasive advocates of same-sex marriage is Andrew Sullivan, the departing editor of the New Republic. His writings suggest the following syllogism: Marriage is for people who love; homosexuals love; ergo marriage is for them. He and others push the argument further by claiming that denying...