On Liberty

Firstly, Enlightened despots endorsed human rights to create a healthier society. Although many enlightened absolutists supported human rights, one of the monarch’s who notably advocated and increased human rights was Catherine the Great of Russia. Montesquieu and Voltaire greatly influenced her on the subject of the law code. Montesquieu's book, “The Spirit of Laws”, captivated her attention and had a great impact on her view of despotism. Catherine and Voltaire were personally acquainted and…

Throughout history, many thinkers have developed their own theory on the nature of women and their subjection as some believe women are inferior to men and others, equal. Jean Jacques Rousseau is famous for many of his theories but Emile allows us to capture his honest beliefs that women are subordinate to men as it is natural. John Stuart Mill has taken a different approach by approving equal rights for women in the popular text The Subjection of Women in which he claims there is no proof women…

Lena Church Dr. Voldoire C Band History Due: 12-2-16 Freedom and the Authentic Self Mill and Nietzsche are both 19th century philosophers who looked at significant theoretical questions, among which were how humans can achieve freedom best in their lives. They sought to improve the excellence of each person by advocating for individuality and believed this could be accomplished by having as much freedom as possible. To discuss common ground between Nietzsche and Mill’s ideas of freedom,…

The governing philosophy that I most closely identify with is liberal. When first discussing the ideologies in class, I was hesitant on what philosophy best fit me. After research, I found a close resemblance with the liberal stance in government’s role and opinion in political issues. For example, I believe the government should be more restricted in moral issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. In addition, I understand that the free market doesn’t always work and isn’t fair to…

Locke then argues how the land should be utilized. Locke makes the point that land, on its own, holds little value. People must then take the labor into their own hands and transform the land for it to be advantageous and useful to the people. While it is true that God “gave the world to men in common,” it was for the purpose of “their benefit, and the greatest conveniences of life they were capable to draw from it.” This means that sole purpose of the land was to benefit the people, and on its…

The main rule is that freedom is the essential political worth. We as a whole have loads of various qualities, we think about our family, our congregation, yet with regards to what to do politically – what ought to the legislature do – established liberals have one clear standard: does this increment or does it lessen the flexibility of the person. The legislature ought to just act to counteract mischief to others. Second guideline: Individualism - that the individual is more essential than…

Are there significant ideological differences between Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals? Compare the two parties in terms of basic principles of their programs. Differences Between Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals The explanation for what it means to be liberal or conservative comes down to the ideological differences between them. Each party holds a standard to their basic principles and these lists are the primary ideological differences between Canada’s Conservative and Liberal parties…

John Stuart Mill’s ‘Harm Principle’ states that the only limitation that should be placed on the actions of an individual are restrictions preventing harm being done to others. In other words, everyone should be left to do whatever they please as long as their actions do not pose any real harm or risks to others, or infringe upon their rights in any way. According to Mill, “no one should be forcibly prevented from acting in any way he chooses provided his acts are not invasive of the free acts…

The tenet that I would like to discuss in this Conceptual Response is ‘Liberal Wars have a distinct relationship to territory insomuch as spatiality is firmly bound to active living space’ (Evans, 2011, p.750-751). Liberalism, understanding by most people, is the ideology based on the ideas of equality and freedom. However, in ‘The Liberal War Thesis’, the author Brad Evans illustrates that liberalism is not simply a set of principles, but ‘a regime of power that wages the destiny of the…

Question 1: What relevance do you perceive of Spinoza’s political philosophy as a rationalist in understanding the functioning of constitutional regimes and society in contemporary times? Reason out your argument. Answer 1: A civilization of free man would be perfect combination. However, the unrestricted man exists only as a model; all real men are defectively rational. The apprehension of the State is to bring it around that the actual connections between individuals most carefully…