In the remaining weeks of this project, I will pursue
three major categories of study.
The first will be a continuation of previous studies
on the deontology/ utilitarianism debate. This will include a study of reflective
equilibrium, as well as Lawrence Lessig’s essay, The New Chicago School. This
category will discuss ways to balance the polarizing ideas of utilitarian philosophers
(eg. Bentham and Mill) with the opposing ideas of deontologists like Kant.
The second category will be a philosophical spectrum
that has not yet been introduced to this project: distributive justice. This
will include ideas of Robert Nozick and John Rawls, with the aim of creating a
framework for implementing the “good government” philosophies that I introduced
with the utilitarianism/ deontology debate.
The third and final category of study will be current
legal discussion of gerrymandering. It will include two racial gerrymandering
cases from North Carolina, and a political gerrymandering case from Wisconsin.
These cases are currently being argued at various levels within the Federal
Court system, and they will therefore have significant implications for the
future of gerrymandering in the
United States.
This may not be the order with which I discuss these
categories, but all will be addressed in detail. I hope you will continue to
follow along with this blog.
It looks like you are really diving into your field! It is surprising to me that gerrymandering cases still exist at far up the court system. Isn't there enough precedent by now to resolve these cases?
ReplyDeleteThat is the crazy thing: the supreme court has been unable to create meaningful precedent for political gerrymandering cases. That is why everyone is looking at the Whitford v. Nichol case in Wisconsin. This case could finally create the precedent we have been waiting for.
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