Who said Alito or any of them were "operating from a philosophical point of view"? or that they are "lofty thinkers"? Almost everything you say is consistent with a Hobbesian point of view. If you want to simplify the difference between Hobbesians and Lockeans, you might call the former pessimists (about human nature) and the latter optimists.
You're still missing the point, but by all means -- carry on. Reading does help, but there's more to understanding what's going on around you than putting labels on it. And thanks for suggesting that I'm stupid. No one's done that in a while.
I have a new book recommendation for the entire Community by Dr. Bandy X Lee: "The Psychology of Trump Contagion: An Existential Threat to American Democracy & All Human Kind."
Yes, THAT Dr. Lee who is professionally capable of making both psychological & legal diagnoses. Dr. Lee is a well known lecturer at Yale for 17 years with the oversubscribed course: "CASES & CURES of VIOLENCE".
Dr. Lee has a preview chapter of her new book posted at her own Substack Platform this weekend with some useful guidance on how to get out of this fine mess.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out -- it complements other stuff I've been reading, like Jacob Heilbrunn's recent AMERICA LAST, about the U.S. right's century-long romance with dictators. (William F. Buckley Jr. plays a leading role. <g>)
Read for comprehension, Dawna: I *never* suggested that Alito "were thinking in terms of" Locke and Hobbes. You seem to be arguing with yourself. Have fun with it.
Who said Alito or any of them were "operating from a philosophical point of view"? or that they are "lofty thinkers"? Almost everything you say is consistent with a Hobbesian point of view. If you want to simplify the difference between Hobbesians and Lockeans, you might call the former pessimists (about human nature) and the latter optimists.
You're still missing the point, but by all means -- carry on. Reading does help, but there's more to understanding what's going on around you than putting labels on it. And thanks for suggesting that I'm stupid. No one's done that in a while.
I have a new book recommendation for the entire Community by Dr. Bandy X Lee: "The Psychology of Trump Contagion: An Existential Threat to American Democracy & All Human Kind."
Yes, THAT Dr. Lee who is professionally capable of making both psychological & legal diagnoses. Dr. Lee is a well known lecturer at Yale for 17 years with the oversubscribed course: "CASES & CURES of VIOLENCE".
Dr. Lee has a preview chapter of her new book posted at her own Substack Platform this weekend with some useful guidance on how to get out of this fine mess.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out -- it complements other stuff I've been reading, like Jacob Heilbrunn's recent AMERICA LAST, about the U.S. right's century-long romance with dictators. (William F. Buckley Jr. plays a leading role. <g>)
Thank you Susanna,; it kind of puts a different twist to the to the label "Firing Line".
Read for comprehension, Dawna: I *never* suggested that Alito "were thinking in terms of" Locke and Hobbes. You seem to be arguing with yourself. Have fun with it.