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Michael Walzer tells us why we should care.
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The major 20th century American philosopher was John Rawls, and he has had a very significant influence, although he is probably not a household name.
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Philosophy needs to interact with the more ordinary moral conversation of humankind in order to stay relevant.
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Walzer says it hasn't.
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How does one judge other cultures?
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Putting the question thus essentializes cultures, Walzer says.
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The left was expecting mass secularization, Walzer says.
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Someone has to intervene in Darfur, Michael Walzer says; not necessarily the U.S.
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President Bush, Walzer says, has created a new category of prisoner.
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Was 9/11 a declaration of war? Were we justified in invading Afghanistan? Michael Walzer thinks we were.
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Should citizens feel guilty for not joining the army to end the Iraq war?
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Some of the troubles that we have had in Iraq after '03 come from the loss of confidence of trust that we produced by our behavior in '91, Walzer says.
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No government will send young men into battle to kill and be killed without offering some justification for what they are doing, Walzer says.
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No one, Walzer says, is talking honestly about Iraq.
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Walzer is wary of McCain's sudden turn to the right.
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Political philosophers don't have any special insights into daily politics, Walzer says, but one candidate does stick out.
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We were once headed toward a more egalitarian society, Walzer says.
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Walzer's interests are as diverse as his influences.