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Subsidiarity
What is Subsidiarity?
Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that holds that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate or local level that is consistent with their resolution. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as "the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level"
Subsidiarity is a foundational principle of ARC. You can hear Jordan speak about it in the videos above, read a quote below, and learn more about subsidiarity in this article.
Jordan Peterson Quotes
“Part of the model that we're trying to put forward in this group that I'm describing is based on this principle of subsidiarity and the idea that we want to encourage everyone to take as much responsibility as possible at the most local level possible”
“Part of the model that we're trying to put forward in this group that I'm describing is based on this principle of subsidiarity and the idea that we want to encourage everyone to take as much responsibility as possible at the most local level possible, right?
So take responsibility for yourself until you're good enough at that. So you can take responsibility maybe for a wife, and then if you're good enough at that, maybe you can extend that to some kids. And then maybe you can serve your local community and then maybe you can serve your state. And maybe if you really get good at it, you could serve your nation, right? But you're taking the responsibility. And here's the basic rule. All the responsibility you abdicate will be taken up by tyrants. That's the cardinal rule of social organization. And so we're trying to build out this story that's based on the deepest elements of Western tradition.”
“There is a model of proper governance in there. This idea of a hierarchical structure of responsibility. It's the proper computational structure. It's not top down tyranny with fractionated individuals and it's not utter chaos. It's ordered freedom…. and it's the ordered freedom that comes along with being oriented towards the highest possible good.”
Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that holds that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate or local level that is consistent with their resolution.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as "the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level"
