Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

“For Anarchists the state itself is the enemy” and consequently is highly criticised. The best demonstration of how Anarchists view the state is by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so.” The majority of people’s objection to Anarchy is because they do not understand it and that “These men are so accustomed to the order created by an authority, and feel so great a horror of what seems to them to be disorder” People are traditionally scared of the unfamiliar and consequently it is understandable why people may fear an unknown theoretical system that has never been truly tested in history. The State is viewed by Anarchists to be oppressive…

picked Jacques or Louis, but theres a better character. His name is Pierre Joseph Aumont. He is a prestigious character who is very helpful to the protagonist. He was chosen for this paper because he is a wise man, and knows what his duties are and when and when he is not needed. Readers may like Pierre's helpfulness, but some may not like him because he leaves Jacques, the protagonist, later in the story. As an overall though, Pierre Joseph is a wise, smart,holy, and helpful man. …

Socialism sounds appealing in theory, but does not function well in practice. Capitalism, while not perfect, does have advantages that a socialist economy cannot provide, and creates a fair economy. There are numerous issues that can be resolved through capitalism that cannot be solved though socialism. The most prominent being the lack of incentive found within a socialist economy. If everyone is paid the same amount of money regardless of effort, then there is no true incentive to work. If…

Abstract This paper addresses the Democratic system’s ability to reduce the inequalities created by a capitalist economy. Using conclusions drawn by Przeworski and Wallerstein in “Structural dependence of the state on capital” as the framework, their theory will be tested against the 2009 situation in Bolivia as described in The Economist article “The explosive apex of Evo’s power.” Expectations drawn from Przeworski and Wallerstein’s theory will then be evaluated against the current political…

weapon used to replace the Avro Arrow after Diefenbaker had cancelled its project. In 1958, in association with NORAD, Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker agreed with the US to deploy 56 American Bomarc missiles along the Canadian – American Border in order to protect North America against any nuclear attacks by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Diefenbaker could not decide whether they should fit the missiles with nuclear warheads and they called for an election in 1963 where the…

Multiculturalism is another huge factor which changed Canada and became part of its identity. Multiculturalism can be referred to as, “ an ideological aspiration celebrating diversity”(Hyman, Meinhard & Shields, 2011, pg.3). Globalization played a huge role in establishing Canada as a sovereign multicultural state. Canada can be considered to be cultural mosaic as it is home to variety of cultures and religions from across the globe. However, colonization of Canada resulted in formation of a…

Have you ever wondered why Canada is so great? Or why Canada has free healthcare, social security, or unemployment insurance? Well, the answer is because our great prime ministers. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Great prime ministers that Canada has had include William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester B Pearson, and Pierre Trudeau. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Another great prime minister of Canada is Lester B Pearson. Lester B Pearson is a politician, statesman,…

The craze of Trudeaumania is making a comeback since way back in 1968. Canada’s current Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau is currently the headline for many newspapers all throughout Canada. However, the man whose footsteps Trudeau followed were his father’s, who was also Canada 's fifteenth Prime Minister. Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was an extremely well known Prime Minister for Canada. He inspired many Canadians and rebuilt the nation. Trudeau has greatly impacted Canada during…

Society is defined as an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another. Citizens within a society must learn to navigate the social world and decided how to perceive it. However, certain groups with power can influence the way members view society. Sociologists, Pierre Bourdieu and Charles Tilly present different yet similar ways of defining how members within a state can shape a society. In both cases,…

In 2015 the Liberals engineered one of the greatest political comebacks of a generation going from thirty-four seats in parliament to a stunning one hundred and eight four, despite the fact they were trailing in third place when the campaign began (Andrew-Gee, 2015). A victory of this margin deserves to be analyzed if for the mere fact that the Liberal Party will use the victory as a mandate to enact their agenda. This paper will argue that the Liberal Party’s victory was the result of a adept…