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== Structure of Frameworks == | == Structure of Frameworks == | ||
This section is under construction. | This section is under construction. | ||
=== Terminology === | |||
=== Parts of a Framework === | |||
== Common Philosophies == | == Common Philosophies == | ||
[[Utilitarianism]] is likely the most common framework read in LD. Used as the framework for [[policy]] positions, utilitarian frameworks center around maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. | [[Utilitarianism]] is likely the most common framework read in LD. Used as the framework for [[policy]] positions, utilitarian frameworks center around maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. | ||
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[[Existentialism]] is a framework largely centered around discovery and meaning-creation. Existentialists would allow people to express and explore their own identities to find meaning in life, without pushing people into boxes. | [[Existentialism]] is a framework largely centered around discovery and meaning-creation. Existentialists would allow people to express and explore their own identities to find meaning in life, without pushing people into boxes. | ||
[[Levinas]] is a framework that is focused around respecting the Other. The Other, which represents a person that is not oneself, is infinitely unknowable and deserves respect, and should not be totalized. | [[Levinas]] is a framework that is focused around respecting the Other. The Other, which represents a person that is not oneself, is infinitely unknowable and deserves respect, and should not be totalized. | ||
[[Moral Skepticism]] is not a philosophical framework, as it advocates the opposite of what other frameworks say! Skepticism argues that it is impossible to be moral, and the quest for moral truth is meaningless. | [[Moral Skepticism]] is not a philosophical framework, as it advocates the opposite of what other frameworks say! Skepticism argues that it is impossible to be moral, and the quest for moral truth is meaningless. | ||
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[[Pettit]], or non-domination, is another political philosophy that provides an alternative account of freedom and attempts to uphold said account. Non-domination is to be free from the arbitrary-interference of another agent to impede upon one's ends, in contrast to non-interference, which is is to be free only if one's ends are not being actively impeded upon. | [[Pettit]], or non-domination, is another political philosophy that provides an alternative account of freedom and attempts to uphold said account. Non-domination is to be free from the arbitrary-interference of another agent to impede upon one's ends, in contrast to non-interference, which is is to be free only if one's ends are not being actively impeded upon. | ||
== Other Concepts == | == Other Concepts == | ||
[[ | [[Hijacks]] | ||
[[Induction]] is a method used to enable one to draw a conclusion based on some supporting observed pattern. This concept is often used in consequentialist frameworks and is important to understand to respond to and make objections to said frameworks. | |||
[[ | [[Presumption and Permissibility#Presumption|Presumption]] | ||
[[ | [[Presumption and Permissibility#Permissibility|Permissibility]] | ||
[[ | [[Act-Omission Distinction]] | ||
[[ | [[Intent-Foresight Distinction]] | ||