http://www.openleft.co.uk/2009/07/28/harry-brighouse/ Open Left is a project aimed at renewing the thinking and ideas of the political Left. We seek an open conversation across the Left about the kind of society we want and how we can best bring it about. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.openleft.co.uk/2009/07/28/harry-brighouse/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Defending Lasch, Left and/or Right | Front Porch Republic Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.openleft.co.uk/?p=968#comment-297 [...] “equal prospects for a flourishing life” a central value being almost stereotypically a left-wing attitude rather than a right-wing one), but it’s an odd left, a left that owes more (and more directly) to Rousseau’s [...] [...] “equal prospects for a flourishing life” a central value being almost stereotypically a left-wing attitude rather than a right-wing one), but it’s an odd left, a left that owes more (and more directly) to Rousseau’s [...]

]]> http://www.openleft.co.uk/2009/07/28/harry-brighouse/comment-page-1/#comment-194 stuartwhite Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:19:04 +0000 http://www.openleft.co.uk/?p=968#comment-194 willearp: yes, all parties give some lip service to the notions of freedom and equality. But I don't think any mainstream party seriously accepts their implications. willearp: yes, all parties give some lip service to the notions of freedom and equality. But I don't think any mainstream party seriously accepts their implications.

]]> http://www.openleft.co.uk/2009/07/28/harry-brighouse/comment-page-1/#comment-193 willearp Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:56:19 +0000 http://www.openleft.co.uk/?p=968#comment-193 I am in complete agreement with the idea that the traditional 'leftist' values of Freedom and Equality should not be viewed as solely the possession of the left. These core moral values now pervade all of politics and society and it impossible now for any political party not to embody them. So, a question like 'what it is to be on the left?' cannot be met with an answer that merely states the ideal of Freedom, Equality, and Community. I am in complete agreement with the idea that the traditional 'leftist' values of Freedom and Equality should not be viewed as solely the possession of the left. These core moral values now pervade all of politics and society and it impossible now for any political party not to embody them. So, a question like 'what it is to be on the left?' cannot be met with an answer that merely states the ideal of Freedom, Equality, and Community.

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