Libertarianism

In “Rendering Unto Caesar,” Lawrence W. Reed questions whether Jesus was a socialist. Socialism is defined as the want to redistribute the wealth in the country through central planning and government involvement. One of socialism’s main characteristics is that it is involuntary. Different verses are mentioned, such as. The Good Samaritan story is often used as an example to prove that Jesus supported government welfare, yet it seems that this is more of an example of the importance of helping…

The power belonging to the judicial branch to hold Congress and other branches, accountable for unconstitutional acts is called judicial review. Coming about as a result of the Marbury v. Madison case of 1803, having been established by John Marshall, the policy still remains relevant today. Essentially, if a state were to make a law(s) that limited the rights of a certain group of people, such as in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court has the right to deem it…

A primary source I am using is Guardian Devil by Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, and Jimmy Palmiotti. The part of the story I would like to focus on is Matt Murdock’s anger. In the comic, Daredevil seems to snap and become aggressive against allies. He is shown as depressed and enraged and using this part of the character is useful to show that he is a tragic hero. I am using this as a primary source because the comics are the original sources for Daredevil’s heroic traits and character development.…

The British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) and the Austrian economist and philosopher Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) are two of the most prominent figures in history of the economic science. Their economic thoughts not only had huge impact in the past, but, along with their debate, will continue to shape the future. Their ideas contributed to the vicissitudes of the world economy by influencing generations of policy-makers. During the Great Depression, US President Franklin…

Response Paper “The Debate Over Free Will” In chapter nine of the book Problems from Philosophy by James and Stuart Rachels, the authors discuss the debate over free will. The idea of humans having free will is the main argument in this chapter. The authors noted that the more we learn about the human behavior, the less likely it seems that we are free. Though different groups have the same meaning for free will, the goal of this chapter is to determine if we have free will or not. The…

about justice and its role in politics. During this book review, I intend to introduce Sandel’s arguments while also giving my view of my opinions. In chapters one through four, the author discusses theories of justice based on utilitarianism and libertarianism. The book’s purpose is to confront the ideas and concepts that aren’t clear at the surface level. While reading the first five chapter, my mind has been challenged to understanding what I would kind ethical given different scenarios.…

Robert Nozick’s view on the libertarian principle of justice states that it is unjust to force rich people to pay extra taxes for the poor because it takes away from their liberty. In other words, he disagrees with John Rawls’ view of redistributing wealth because the wealthy do not voluntarily give their money to ones in need in this principle. Instead, money from the wealthy is involuntarily taken to give to the poor in the difference principle. However, Nozick does not think that giving to…

The foundation of libertarian is that every person owns their own body and all relative possessions. Sandel (2007) described libertarianism as the belief that “as proprietors of our own person, each of us has the right to decide what to do with our own bodies and our labor, with the money we earn and the goods we possess,” (p.49). In this case, if a person has the means to avoid service…

The Dream Act U.S has been for a long time been one of the countries with the most immigrants in the world and every day the number of immigrants coming into the U.S only increases. However, the people coming to the U.S are not only adults because the U.S receives immigrants of all ages and racial backgrounds; also, most of these immigrants are people who enter the country without legal documents and that means they have fewer rights or no rights or benefits in the country. That means they have…

A controversial question in any society is the discussion on how primary goods should be distributed. Some cultures try to distribute goods as equally as possible while others adhere to the more harsh practice of bigger dogs eat first. Distributive justice itself is the concept of how primary goods – such as income and rights – are distributed within a given society and also takes into consideration if the distribution is fair. John Rawls, a prominent political philosopher from the late 1900’s,…