John Stuart Mill Essay

Introduction Elizabeth Anderson claims that “luck egalitarianism or equality of fortune fails the fundamental test of any egalitarian theory meets”.in "What is the point of equality”. In this paper, I would argue that luck egalitarianism, in some degrees however, weaken not only the equality but also the justice. In section one, I will demonstrate what is luck egalitarianism and equality of fortune. To make it more clear, followed explainations on Anderson’s views about the flaw understanding of…

In the Critique of Judgment, Immanuel Kant debunks the idea that beauty is an objective property. To achieve this, he distinguishes between the pleasure on the soul that agreement, goodness, and beauty evoke. In Kant’s views, by claiming something is beautiful, you are not stating a property of the objective but more so the subjective, what the subject feels about the object. Unlike Hume and Burke of the empiricists, who have an experience of liking when they express something as beautiful, Kant…

Goldman believes that estrangement can be overcome by reason only if humans are given the room they need to be able to be rational. Under the current state of our system of government, she believes we are being kept away from our true potential of being able address situations reasonably. Goldman states that anarchism is the only way humans will be able to think rationally and escape estrangement. When some people think of anarchism, images of disarray and loss of control, a world filled with…

More Than Happiness In this paper I will argue happiness isn’t the sole component of the quality of our lives. In contrary, hedonists believe happiness is the single thing that is intrinsically valuable (Shafer-Landau, FE p22). In this view, anything that makes you happy is valuable. Anything that makes you unhappy is unvaluable. “According to hedonists, a life is good to the extent that it is filled with pleasure and is free of pain (Shafer-Landau, FE p22).” Pleasure here is not physical…

"There is nothing to take a man 's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else." (Anthem). There are many different definitions of freedom and freedom means different things to every individual person. For that reason, I think that is why there are different groups, such as the Libertarian’s and Rawlsian. Both of these groups have principles that relate to freedom, but just like every individual they have the…

In the article, “The Indispensable Opposition,” Walter Lippmann expresses his concern regarding freedom of speech by using ethos and backs up his reasoning by using imagery, juxtaposition, and motifs. Lippmann explains that freedom of speech is technically right given to all Americans but becomes a matter of pure toleration when listening to one’s opponent. He builds on his point by offering to explanations to his argument. He says the that we protect the right of freedom of speech because we…

"Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."(King and Carson). Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the significant leaders in fighting for the equal civil rights for the Afro-American society. His main goal was to end up racism and discrimination, that were spread around the United States. "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."(X…

To be selfish or to pursuit greatness only to make ourselves happy is what we as humans have in our blood and genetics. To only think about ourselves is the most efficient way for us to achieve and accomplish tasks and overcome difficulties. Therefore, every one of our actions is considered to be an act of selfishness since we do things only for the sake of our own pleasure and happiness. We tend to have this feeling that we can over power and are greater than everyone else, and we tend to think…

Our Friend, Epicurus Epicurus was a philosopher during the Hellenistic era whose primary focus was to understand how exactly to live a good life. To Epicurus, a good life was equivalent to a happy life. Epicurus founded a school outside of Athens which he called “The Garden”. This school was isolated from the rest of society and built in a rural area. Here his followers grew their own food and lived simply. It was a place where his people lived together in peace and acceptance. He taught his…

Sartre's "Absolute Freedom " is exceptionally insightful and empowering. He provides his views on why he believes that free will exists. Sartre goes on to explain that just because we are free doesn’t mean we get away with doing anything. In fact, he claims that we are responsible for every choice we make. Because of this Sartre claimed that we are “Condemned to be free.” Sartre's views may be viewed as liberating and logical, but our knowledge of the world firmly supports that we may not be as…