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Originally Posted by peter12
How long did it take you to write up this cute little load of nonsense?
Also, what do Bentham and Mill have in common with Kant? Do you know who Kant follows? Do you know anything about Hegel? Nietzsche? Kojeve? Please provide some logical evidence as to why you would lump these three thinkers together? How does Utilitarianism fit in with German Idealism? They clearly do not, as any political theorist "worth his salt" would tell you.
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Oh lord. No one was linking Mill, Bentham and Kant together in ideology. My point was that modern liberalism, and "liberal democracy" have evolved into a hybrid of utilitarianism and democratic socialism. Do I really need to link Kant to Bernstein and the obvious connection between post-Marx socialism and duty-based ethics for you?
EDIT: And my second point was that anyone who is forming their policy decisions around Lockeian concepts of human nature is a dinosaur.
EDIT #2: Also note, that I'm not a particularly huge fan of utilitarianism. I'm simply stating it's the current trend.