Beyond Freedom and Dignity

Book Review of Thomas Banchoff, ed. ‘Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics.’ Banchoff, Thomas, ed. Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics. Oxford University Press, 2008, 348 pp., £54.00 hard body (ISBN 978-0-19-532340-5), £13.99 paper body (ISBN 978-0-19-532341-2). To be submitted to the ‘Journal of Interreligious Studies.’ Introduction The book; ‘Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics’ was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press. It…

Sadly, it is true that the minorities never really get a chance to win elections in this form of government. However, they do get other equal rights such as education, religious freedom, property and so on. Well, first of all the fact that the minorities have low chances to win an elected position does not mean that the minorities do not have the right to vote. They are free to vote whomsoever they fancy but the final result is the…

Inadequacy of Classical Liberal Solution to the Minorities’ Rights It has been widely argued that minorities’ rights and dignity are well protected in western liberal countries up to a level humanly possible. Majority rule should be limited by the requirement that minority rights may not be violated. Will Kymlicka draws our attention by arguing that it is exactly not the case. In fact, classical liberalist conception of liberty, equality and neutrality posed three serious issues pertinent to the…

of antiestablishmentarianism afflicts both narrators. However, the motives for their behavior are different, and they are drawn to a rebellious lifestyle for different reasons. For Sammy from “A&P,” he decides to rebel because of the appeal of the freedom associated with a wealthy lifestyle. As for the unnamed narrator from “Greasy Lake,” he instead chooses to rebel because of a dissatisfaction from his wealthy suburban life. Although there is an initial impression of a promised liberation…

While creating categories with specific qualifications may grant us an easier understanding of the world and those who occupy it, it restricts freedom, limits one’s potentials, and restricts the scope of one’s relationships. We have come to rely on roles and labels to define ourselves because they are efficient and convenient. But in thinking, "I am this", we have lost ability to dignify ourselves…

scarred from a fire and Maggie is also shy and self-conscious. Alice was able to find the strength in herself to overcome her injuries and make a bright future, similarly Maggie was also able to overcome her inner conflict using a quiet strength and dignity. Alice stated in an interview that the injury had significance for her as it changed her perspective on how she views people. She was able to “really see people and things, really to notice relationships and to learn to be patient to care…

to use cell phones during the day, we were now able to use our cell phones at our morning break and at lunch. Furthermore, throughout my four years of high school, I had never felt disrespected. I was treated as a human being that deserved great dignity. His Leadership…

It is about Jane Eyre, it’s a very early commentary on social inequality between the sexes. Not only Jane’s want for independence and freedom, but her ability to acquire it for herself are compelling and important plots within the book. There are frequent referrals to the notion of being trapped and escaping, from Jane being locked in the ‘Red room’ by her aunt for lashing out at her cousin…

inevitable truth in their lives. What many patients and caretakers are attempting to turn to is a remedy of grand proportions that will revolutionize ideas of human life and death. Dignity has become a clear buzzword for the insistence that euthanasia is a way in which people can die on their own terms without losing their freedom of choice. The dangers warned of by people against euthanasia are in fear of a slippery slope that inevitably leads to a sort of death by proxy and the determination…

Madison Fishman English 11H The Scarlet Letter- Analytical Essay: Women It would be impossible for someone in this day and age to imagine a world without women's influence. Women have and will continue, to make a world on the world, as they believe their voices must be heard. However, this belief was once looked down upon, especially in the Puritan town of Boston during the mid-1600’s. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne places women in a society where they had no voice, no…