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Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of topics such as liberty, justice, rights, laws, and the enforcement of legal code.
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Political philosophy
Capitalism
Philosophy; Political philosophy
An economic system in which ownership of the means of production and distribution is maintained mostly by private individuals and corporations.
Communitarian
Philosophy; Political philosophy
One who holds that there is a common good defined by one's society, the attainment of which has priority over individual liberty.
Liberalism
Philosophy; Political philosophy
A political philosophy whose basic tenet is that each individual should have the maximum freedom consistent with the freedom of others.
Deontological ethics
Philosophy; Political philosophy
Ethical theories according to which what I ought to do is whatever it is my moral duty to do.
Emotivism
Philosophy; Political philosophy
The theory that moral (and other) value judgments are expressions of emotions, attitudes, and feelings.
Equivalence Thesis
Philosophy; Political philosophy
The idea that letting people die of starvation is as bad as killing them.
