Brian Blackwell
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"... the philosophical justifications for government and its law ..." essentially referring to John Locke et al.
Locke is no better or worse nor more or less sacred than any other philosopher. You could say he was merely a more modern Plato, and whereas Plato was fascist, Locke was Federalist.
Philosophy does not justify anything, and especially not government (unless you have been truly brainwashed by Locke).
Philosophy is simply pure human thought applied to everything -- mostly to questions which are esoteric in nature.
Word for the day:
es·o·ter·ic
ˌesəˈterik/
adjective
adjective: esoteric
Origin
- intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
"esoteric philosophical debates"
synonyms: abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite, abstract; More
enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, Delphic;
complex, complicated, incomprehensible, opaque, impenetrable, mysterious
"in attendance were more than 50 antiques dealers brimming with esoteric knowledge"
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mid 17th century: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of esō ‘within,’ from es, eis ‘into.’ Compare with exoteric.
And amidst all this, I've not seen an answer to the question this thread has posed; namely, how morality and governmental law can be anything but mutually exclusive as it regards practical application by the individual.