tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8245974093191105127..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Isaiah Berlin's Critique of IdealismStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-73958007423939351102014-10-23T03:38:28.721-07:002014-10-23T03:38:28.721-07:00Rich: Plato was a fascist... the original totalita...Rich: Plato was a fascist... the original totalitarian muse of those who would impose the common good. You know, the "philosopher kings" like Hitler, Stalin, etc. They all loved Plato.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of Berlin's view of "positive rights," in light of our Constitution's framework of negative rights. Beasts need to be kept at bay, which is why a government works best within negative rights that impose limits on government, not the individual. Philosopher kings like Obama like positive rights as a way to impose the common good... in their own demagogic view, of course. I suppose I shouldn't fault Berlin for bringing forth a new theory, but I do tire of Lefties prancing around trying to sound sophisticated with their ideas of positive and negative rights.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-9328784073613485072014-10-22T09:43:21.942-07:002014-10-22T09:43:21.942-07:00I must re-read his "Crooked Timber of Humanit...I must re-read his "Crooked Timber of Humanity". Wise survey of the topic.<br /><br />It made him anathema to the Left. And fanatics of all stripes. Gosh, 2 of my few friends are semi-fanatics. In power, fanatics are Monsters.<br /><br />In fact, I'll go further. For most people, when facts conflict w/their assumptions, they become Outraged!<br /><br />I just nod my head and look contemplative. I've always considered Plato a fascist. -- Rich LaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com