Do you believe all human life is intrinsically valuable? And that each of us has an inalienable personal responsibility to identify and realize value in our own life? If yes, then one preeminent political philosopher says we can eliminate the Red/Blue Republican/Democrat clashes that characterize the US today. But watch out; few things are ever that simple.
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Philosophy of Democracy
Listen Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2006 at 1:32 p.m. in Conflict, PoliticsGuest host: Corey Flintoff
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Ronald Dworkin
Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, New York University; and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College London; and author, "Is Democracy Possible Here: Principles for a New Political Debate" (Princeton Univ. Press)
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