Libertarianism

Philosophy 1500 November 16, 2017 Draft Paper Shakhzoda Abdusalomova Robert Nozick’s Distributive Justice Abstract In this paper, I would like to talk about how Nozicks made the individual, and his rights to life. And I am strongly agreed with Robert Nozick’s life style and his arguments. Robert Nozick theory of justice explains how hard work and great talent pays off at the end. In reality the poor just gets poorer and the rich get richer. For example, the rich person has the…

This essay aims to briefly discuss the idea that - though the theory of Constitutionalism qualifies and limits democracy, it is not incompatible with democracy, as a Constitution derives its authority from the People who are sovereign. This essay discusses this idea in the light of democratic theory and in relation to the constitutional development of the United States of America. In doing so, this essay briefly discusses the concepts of ‘Democracy’ and ‘Constitutionalism’ and highlights the…

The important question of free will is as follows; Are humans really ever able to control their actions and decisions? Richard Taylor a 20th century philosopher has written a relevant and thought provoking article entitled Fate, where in he attempts to answer this question. Taylor believes in the philosophical doctrine of fatalism, a view closely related to hard determinism. There is a clear and concise difference between these two theories. Fatalism can be defined simply as: “the belief that…

The theory of Functionalism, the thought that the mind is not identical to the brain, but it is the way the brain functions. For example, information that is convoluted and is within something else is the mind; the thing it is in is the brain, no matter what it is in (if the mind was made up of something other than the brain). The idea behind this theory is that the mind is just the way the brain is usefully arranged. Conceivably the mind can be placed into, downloaded, or passed on to another…

Throughout this semester in class we have discussed inequality from many different perspectives but the overarching theme of the class was the fact that something needs to be done about inequality particularly here in the US. I am not saying it is right to have people living on the streets while there are people driving million dollar cars down that same street but is that not what makes Capitalism work? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Capitalism is defined as, “An economic system…

Utilitarianism is the belief that an action has to focus on overall utility and maximize happiness or pleasure of the overall good in order to be moral. And the happiness of the majority is chosen over happiness or pleasure of the minorities. Utilitarianism takes a quantitative and reductionist measure to deal with ethics. It is the ethical theory that places the locus of right and wrong solely on the outcomes (consequences) of choosing one action/policy over other actions/policies.…

a better life and to participate in the American dream". As indicated by the Merriam-Webster word reference, this fantasy, which is imagined by foreigners touching base to the Unified States each day, is an American social ideal that anxieties libertarianism and material success. With diligence and a touch of fortunes one can accomplish material success. Extraordinary individuals are meteors intended to smolder so that the earth might be helped. No great thing is made all of a sudden and that is…

One of the most discussed topics in modern-day American politics is the rising wealth gap. This begs an appropriate question; at what point do inequalities of economic liberty and social justice become unjust? Three liberal approaches to justice attempt an answer. In his book Theory of Justice, John Rawls follows a high liberal tradition of thought, asserting that a distributive pattern of justice is most correct. On the other hand, in his book Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick argues for…

Freedom and determinism is a philosophical puzzle that attempts to further define other topics, such as the essence of a person and constitutes as a response to the problem of evil. Freedom and determinism goes beyond the abstract realm of philosophy, but bears on practical and political questions as well, such as if people are actually responsible for criminal actions or not. There are four principles of freedom and determinism: The principle of universal causation (PUC) Every event has a cause…

justice. This profession values the need for equality and establishes methods to intervene with individuals or groups of people who face injustice. Many theorists have defended different definitions of social justice primarily classifying them into “libertarianism, utilitarianism, and egalitarianism”. The libertarian theory of justice puts emphasis on the aspects of attaining individual liberty or freedom to gain social justice. The utilitarian theory of social justice is defined when the…