the right and the good

Dear Ed: your response is one I expected and is current in the literature in
political philosophy. THere the idea is that while some agreement on "the 
right"
is possible, people's ideas of what the "good" is vary widely and are not
subject to rational analysis. In response I will borrow the next move in 
that
debate and say we need at least a minimal conception of 
good/self-realization if
our pol phil is to be a rational one. How can we plan to acquire x when we 
don't
know what x is?

By a minimal conception of the good is meant goods that are necessary 
whatever
other good one wants. Health might be a good example. Whatever one wants, 
health
is a necessary condition of getting and enjoying it. So socialized health 
care
might be a goal for a wp.

All for now,


Randy Groves