@amerika_blog Rules should be few, simple, sensible, and rigidly enforced. (Virginia Postrel is good on this stuff.)
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@amerika_blog Complex rules are useless for everyone. A society capable of following them is one that doesn't need to.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@amerika_blog I think you have an allergy to the word "rules". All the things you want will need rules, you just prefer different names.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@amerika_blog There's no difference between an intelligible 'principle' and a rule. Any kind of measurement requires a rule. Rules rule.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Outsideness@amerika_blog there's a difference. Rule is strict and exact, principle is something to be reached for.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@soapjackal @amerika_blog Possibly. When philosophers talk about 'principles' they generally mean something more rigorous than that.
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