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Three Philosophies: Utilitarianism, Libertarianism and Rawlsianism—Which Makes the Most Sense?

society, he would most likely act simply to benefit himself, but if he worked from behind a "veil of ignorance," in which he did n...

Classical Liberalism and Radicalism

the "bedrock of the free market economy" (Sally). The theory of the free market as a cure for almost every economic ill has taken ...

Mobsters

into position one author notes how "Mr. Gotti assumed command of the family when it had 23 active crews, about 300 made (inducted)...

Mill and Utilitarianism

films, good meals-it doesnt really matter in the context of the doctrine. His point is that things can only be considered "better"...

Interpreting the Constitution

Interpreting the U.S. Constitution is something that many jurists spend their lives trying to accomplish. This paper examines how ...

The Nature of Man in Society and in Government

himself how to act in every given circumstance; in addition, each person would be "judge, jury and executioner" of any disputes th...

John Grisham’s Bleachers

youth, that skill, that sport, could life hold meaning. At one point in the book the character states, "youre famous at eighteen, ...

Grisham: "The Rainmaker"

to make a difference, and that huge corporations can be made to do the right thing. Because this is a Grisham novel and a work o...

John Joseph Gotti Jr.

later they moved once more, into East New York (Crime Library [2], 2007). It is noted that as a boy, with the...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Perfectly Virtuous Medieval City

to be happy, but to be happy he has to know what happiness is and how to achieve it (Alfarabi, p. 35). Here we come to the idea of...

Flawed Political Arguments in The Prince

power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...

August Comte, Karl Marx, and Their Philosophies

He sought not to try to make people feel any better about themselves or the world in which they lived aside from empowering them t...

Romantic Emotion and the Differences Between Emily Dickinson and John Keats

all (Hinze PG). Dickinson is described as reclusive and shy. Although she was well educated, she is said to have often deferred ...

Aristotle and Plato

theory of "seeing is believing" and that something must be touched in order to be a reality. According to Goellnitz, one s...

Jacques Louis David's Painting, Jean Jacques Rousseau's Philosophy and Duty to the State

from a state of freedom to a willingness to submit to the states authority? This is the underlying question in the majority of hi...

Ideas from The Social Contract

of sorts, between the people and the legislators. General will, then is the majority desire for a certain way of life or course o...

Case Study Analysis of Freedom of Speech

shoppers. What is proposed is a nuisance law, with a nuisance being defined as something that contributes nothing to the social go...

Summary of John Irving's Cider House Rules

him when Wally brings his girl friend, Candy, to the orphanage to get an abortion. Wally, Homer, and Candy all become very close f...

Euthanasia and Ethics

behind such behavior it simply cannot be condoned, inasmuch as society cannot be defined as a scientific expression when it routin...

The Brutal Political Philosophy of Machiavelli's The Prince

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

Adolf Hitler's Philosophies

most fledgling state prior to stamping them from reality. Many theories have been presented to explain Hitlers actions but ...

Conservative Political Philosophy

to immigration reform, attacking affirmative action programs, welfare reform and tort reform (1996). Joshua Murachik, quoting Eliz...

Postmodern Cinema and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

For example, the film focuses away from the traditional violence of the western film and the identification of the main characters...

1964 Civil Rights Act

(1957), for example, argued that the basis for separation and discrimination was linked to the fact that employees did not want to...

Women's Rights in On Liberty and The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill

should be used to silence the opinions of others makes the implied assumption that his opinions are infallible. Mill grants that i...

Political Dominance of the Liberalism Philosophy

a choice if deciding which way the world is swinging today, or always has. There is somewhat of a misconception that the world has...

John Rawls, Nozick, and Adam Smith on Business Ethics

actually benefited society. This is no longer true. in todays society, corporations use these and other precepts to pass on their ...

Leo Strauss on Political Philosophy

science or subjects in the humanities do not. Both classic philosophy and modern philosophy seem to make political philosophy a qu...

Animal Rights

humans should be moral we often think of the works of those major philosophers who adamantly supported morality. We look to great...