The Orthocratic StateBloomsbury Academic, 30. 6. 2003. - 216 страница Sicker argues that it is the achievement of orthocracy as the motivating concept of the state rather than democracy as its optimum form that is crucial for mankind in the 21st century, notwithstanding that the widespread adoption of substantive democracy may be the best currently conceivable means for reaching the goal of universal responsible statehood. In a critique of much modern political theory, Sicker reexamines the essential idea of the state as well as its purpose as understood from a variety of perspectives, a subject that has largely been neglected over the past several decades as a subject of interest to political theorists in the United States. He then considers the relationship of the state to its constituents, a subject that leads to a discussion of rights and obligations, and whether that relationship is defined entirely by the state or whether its constituents are endowed with natural rights that are independent of the state that the state must take into account in asserting its authority. This is followed by an extensive discussion of the corollary concepts of generic, social, political, and economic equality, and concludes with a consideration of some ideas that might serve as the motivating principles of an orthocratic state. |
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... determined ? Is each of its members to be asked his or her opinion ? If so , must there be unanimity , or may the opinion of the majority of the citizenry suffice ? Or , as suggested by some , may one assume the will of the community to ...
... determination that a particular attribute is “ essential to the adequate func- tioning of a human being , " one can ... determined by human choice , not set by nature independently of men . Natural events cannot tell us what we ought to ...
... determining entrepreneur- ial success . Here , too , once one gets past the general sentiment , the question of ... determined a priori by theorists of one incli- nation or another , but by the perceived public needs of the majority ...
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The Essence of the State | 17 |
Natural and Legislated | 43 |
The Idea and Ideal of Equality | 75 |
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