Coercion

ills inflicted by the Gods of Troy, we know”(Homer). There voices seem to have a magic touch and when they sing their compliments to the men it grabs their attention to where they don't know what they are doing. “My feet and arms with strong coercion bound of cordage to the mast-foot well secured” (Homer) When the sirens see the boat their attention goes directly toward the boat.…

A central tenet of the Belmont Report is respect for human dignity, which was not upheld in the Tuskegee Study. The report outlines two fundamental rights for the preservation of human dignity when conducting a study (113). These are the right to full disclosure and the right to self-determination. The right to full disclosure entitles participants in a study to receive a full account of the requirements of the study, the potential risks and benefits, and the option to decline to participate.…

Human trafficking mostly referred to as modern day slavery. It is a global phenomenon that involves maintaining or obtaining the labor or services of another human through the use of force, fraud or coercion in violation of an individual's human rights. Human trafficking encompasses labor and sexual exploitation, and its victims include women, girls and not limited to young boys. Human trafficking takes place in the United Stated but one that can also take place within a country’s borders.…

Hegemony is obedience that is self-ascribed by a population. It is the willful following, subjugation or domination without resistance. The population views a certain way of acting as the standard and proceeds to engage in such acts without force or coercion against them. An example is religion, where a new devote follower changes the ways they act to be in accordance to the religions standards. This may include increased charity donations, to abstinence from sex or alcohol, to a change in…

Domestic violence which is also referred to as spousal abuse, is a pattern of behaviors that use psychological, economic, and sexual coercion over another person in a relationship. These pattern of behaviors are used to establish control and power over another person, which an abuser will often use threats, dominance, humiliation, isolation, intimidation, coercion, and acts of violence. “Domestic violence is a violent confrontation between family household members involving physical harm, sexual…

The greatest problem facing health care is domestic violence. Over the years more attention has been provided on defining domestic violence and its causes. Still women and men are struggling with leaving their partners. Women have been finding it easier than men to get resources yet the number still remains high. States have been working on ways to control the batters but victims find themselves at more risk when they leave the batter's. The power of control wheel was created in order to educate…

“Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto”. So, Trump you might want to reconsider that close alliance with Russia, since it will have some very futile effects in the near future. Also, follow Jefferson’s idea of “peaceable coercion” in…

government to a vigilante that arrests criminals and expects the society to help pay for his efforts. While Huemer does explain some differences between the vigilante and the government, he does state that they are both using intentional, harmful coercion. He states that the government forces people to follow its laws or people will be met with force. While this may be the case sometimes, I disagree that it accurately describes the legal system. I believe that there are other factors such as the…

In his 1973 paper, “Is There a Prima Facie Obligation to Obey the Law?” M.B.E. Smith posits that the questions asking, “have the citizens of any government a prima facie obligation to obey the law?” and “what governments enjoy legitimate authority” are two distinct questions, and thus should not be conflated. It is my contention, that while these two questions are—and should be kept—separate, the latter can inform the former. Smith argues that “although those subject to a government often have…

There are many differing views about democracy, but “currently, there are three prominent streams within pragmatic political philosophy: Deweyan democratic perfectionism, Rortyan ironism, and pragmatist epistemic deliberativism” (Talise 2014 123) that provide for the conception of liberal democracy and its implementation. Though each of these philosophical explanations offer their own unique conception of democracy along with how to fulfill democracy’s enactment, pragmatist epistemic…