Rawls – 2 Principles of Justice
The value for today’s round is justice defined as fairness. John Rawls writes in “A theory of Justice” 1971[1] In...
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Political Realism
The value is governmental legitimacy. Political Realist Bernard Williams explains “It is a necessary condition of legitimacy (LEG) that the...
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Paternalism (Liberty/Autonomy)
In order for there to be good ends, there must be some unconditionally good thing. Humanity, or rather our rational...
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Respecting Liberty (Korsgaard)
The existence of extrinsic goodness requires unconditional human worth—that means we must treat others as ends in themselves. Christine Korsgaard...
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Locke – Social Contract
Because only a legitimate authority generates political obligations, I value governmental legitimacy. Simmons of Cornell University 1999 explains This Lockean...
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Cosmopolitanism
Note - This framework is fairly long and may not be exactly the advocacy you’re looking for. That’s okay! It...
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Consequentialism
Here, we have a few different options for consequential frameworks. A lot of them use the same/similar cards, but may...
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Communitarianism
If applicable, insert your value of choice, based on the topic or what you prefer. Justice, morality and governmental legitimacy...
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