Suggested Topics for Confluence

Conflict between Morality and Law. Basis of morality

Bases of Solidarity: class not family
interest groups not ideological groups

Loss of brilliance and the finer things of life:
complexity of life, spreading things too thin
the political bias
the overwhelming international tensions

Decline of the Labor movement as such
Labor's position today, politically and economically
changing goals and changing leadership
intellectual impact, positive and negative

Suggested topic for Confluence, from Europe, Asia and America

Regionalism and Internationalism

Cultural resources for a democratic way of life

co-existence and world order

social ethics and cultural patterns

Techniques and the international community

Youth Welfare

Rural Local Governments

Efforts towards a Welfare State

General Elections in different countries

The Relation of the Individual to National Law

The Relation of individual countries to International Law

Labor as a Party and its position in the world today

The Conflict between Nationalism and International Responsibility

International Organizations and Alliances and their Role

The New Conservatism in the Arts

The Relation of Political Philosophers to everyday Politics

Islam's Answer to Confucianism

The Problems of a One-Class community -- or the Decline of the Aristocracy --
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Conservatism

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