tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post1029320164012248119..comments2024-01-17T23:23:29.732-06:00Comments on Jacob T. Levy: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-42933693302008784682010-05-27T17:37:36.387-05:002010-05-27T17:37:36.387-05:00I came across an old blog of yours regarding the d...I came across an old blog of yours regarding the difference between political theory and political philosophy, which I enjoyed.<br /><br />I've studied both, though it's been over 20 years since I was last engaged. I'd venture to describe the difference as follows:<br /><br />Political philosophy tends to start with a moral theory about what's good or right and derives its conclusions from that theory. It's usually all about ought. Considerations of political power are derivative.<br /><br />Political theorists tend to start with the problematic of political power. Moral issues are usually subsidiary.<br /><br />Institutionally, the difference can perhaps be illustrated by a little story. <br /><br />I was a graduate student in philosophy for a short time at Harvard in the early 1980s. Burton Dreben asked me one day what classes I was taking. They included a political theory seminar with Judith Shklar. His response: "That's not philosophy!"<br /><br />I'd bet things haven't changed all that much in the meantime.jimjoyce25http://jimjoyce25@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-2220764182594113962010-04-01T15:56:13.405-05:002010-04-01T15:56:13.405-05:00The reason why "the view that there's som...The reason why "the view that there's something distinctively [un]problematic about private lenders with public guarantees has been completely lost" is because when it comes to student loans, that battle was lost many years ago. If you are upset about a current policy, it does little good to complain about decisions from years ago. Yes, the blog post had a sensationalistic title and failed to fully address all aspects of the issue, but that is the nature of blog posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-13235923460735399682010-03-31T00:49:32.755-05:002010-03-31T00:49:32.755-05:00veil, veil, veil.
The people demand that the Mult...veil, veil, veil.<br /><br />The people demand that the Multicultural expert in Montreal weigh in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-14245305401257665532010-03-31T00:12:52.016-05:002010-03-31T00:12:52.016-05:00Jacob, the WSJ's lead editorial today was on t...Jacob, the WSJ's lead editorial today was on this subject. <br /><br />There's an implicit suggestion that if the right were truly opposed to Fannie and Freddie, they should want the government to take over the business of mortgage lending. One can think Fannie and Freddie and Sallie are all abominations in some sense, and still preferable to certain alternatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-16980361561154406692010-03-30T23:53:20.934-05:002010-03-30T23:53:20.934-05:00I have nothing to add to the most substantive bit ...I have nothing to add to the most substantive bit here, about student loans, but I will say that I initially thought PBC tolerable when I skimmed it a few times -- but that's because I assumed it was written by typical conservative students. Apparently, it's professors, which makes it far less impressive, to put it mildly. And, yes, though you refrained from saying it, the TNR one was better. <br /><br />Sidenote: the word verification random-word I'm being asked to type in order to post this is "conspot," which wouldn't be a bad blog name itself. Coincidence?Todd Seaveyhttp://ToddSeavey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-70133494795559049892010-03-30T19:24:39.951-05:002010-03-30T19:24:39.951-05:00Yes; thanks for the correction.Yes; thanks for the correction.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456948.post-8429546123434260842010-03-30T19:19:57.400-05:002010-03-30T19:19:57.400-05:00"The view that there's something distinct..."The view that there's something distinctively unproblematic about private lenders with public guarantees has been completely lost."<br /><br />Do you mean "distinctively problematic"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com