The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self by Michael Sandel: An Analysis
Sandel
Michael Sandel starts off “The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self” by stating that philosophy is unavoidable and has existed from the beginning of humanity. He states, “To engage in a political practice is already to stand in relation to theory. For all our uncertainties about ultimate questions of political philosophy of justice and value and the nature of the good life the one thing we know is that we live some answer all the time” (Sandel 81). He then states his thesis for his work where he will explore philosophy in contemporary America and explore the theory that affirms the plurality of answers in philosophy in contrast to the theory of one single answer.
In Sandel’s first section “The Right and the Good”, he describes a liberal vision that gives “pride of place to justice, fairness, and individual rights” (Sandel 82). He then explains that this liberal society 's core thesis is “not to promote any particular ends, but enables it’s citizens to pursue their own end, consistent with a similar liberty for all; it therefore must govern by principles that do not presuppose any particular conception of the good” (Sandel 82). Sandel then explains that constitution and laws of a just society
“provides a framework within which it’s citizens can pursue their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others” (Sandel 82). Sandal summarizes, “the right is prior to the good and independent, and in two senses: The priority of the right means first, that individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, that the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life” (Sandel 82).
This “Framework” means that when the government interprets laws and rights, It can’t say that our idea of the good is infact good or bad, but only says that we have a right to pursue and have our own ideas and values and the ability to pursue
Michael Sandel starts off “The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self” by stating that philosophy is unavoidable and has existed from the beginning of humanity. He states, “To engage in a political practice is already to stand in relation to theory. For all our uncertainties about ultimate questions of political philosophy of justice and value and the nature of the good life the one thing we know is that we live some answer all the time” (Sandel 81). He then states his thesis for his work where he will explore philosophy in contemporary America and explore the theory that affirms the plurality of answers in philosophy in contrast to the theory of one single answer.
In Sandel’s first section “The Right and the Good”, he describes a liberal vision that gives “pride of place to justice, fairness, and individual rights” (Sandel 82). He then explains that this liberal society 's core thesis is “not to promote any particular ends, but enables it’s citizens to pursue their own end, consistent with a similar liberty for all; it therefore must govern by principles that do not presuppose any particular conception of the good” (Sandel 82). Sandel then explains that constitution and laws of a just society
“provides a framework within which it’s citizens can pursue their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others” (Sandel 82). Sandal summarizes, “the right is prior to the good and independent, and in two senses: The priority of the right means first, that individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, that the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life” (Sandel 82).
This “Framework” means that when the government interprets laws and rights, It can’t say that our idea of the good is infact good or bad, but only says that we have a right to pursue and have our own ideas and values and the ability to pursue