Comments on: Our Culture is Better http://joecobb.com/2008/11/30/our-culture-is-better/ Stand Up for Human Rights Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:39:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anika http://joecobb.com/2008/11/30/our-culture-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Anika Fri, 29 May 2009 10:51:39 +0000 http://www.joecobb.com/?p=328#comment-52 Very interesting read, I think their would be a lot of mixed opinions on this. Love the theme that you are using, what is it? Very interesting read, I think their would be a lot of mixed opinions on this. Love the theme that you are using, what is it?

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]]> By: Joe Cobb http://joecobb.com/2008/11/30/our-culture-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Joe Cobb Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:31:56 +0000 http://www.joecobb.com/?p=328#comment-50 Mr. Taranto's closing comment, about "liberal principles" is an apparent contradition only because he does not see the distinction between the natural human Right to Liberty, as opposed to all other personal rights, such as religious beliefs, choice of partners, and rearing children. The Right to Liberty is special, in a political "meta-normative" way, as the central organizing principle that makes all other rights possible. See Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl, <em>Norms of Liberty,</em> Penn State University Press, 2005. Mr. Taranto’s closing comment, about “liberal principles” is an apparent contradition only because he does not see the distinction between the natural human Right to Liberty, as opposed to all other personal rights, such as religious beliefs, choice of partners, and rearing children.

The Right to Liberty is special, in a political “meta-normative” way, as the central organizing principle that makes all other rights possible.

See Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl, Norms of Liberty, Penn State University Press, 2005.

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