Social contract

George Orwell’s scathing dystopian novel, Animal Farm, is a poignant warning to all people who desire to live in an inherently free society. Through this novel, Orwell warns about the inherently selfish nature of man and the responsibility of the individual in government. He juxtaposes that, although dictatorial rulers are not inherently corrupt, they will become so if they are not monitored by the people. He also enunciates on the duty of free citizens to take responsibility in government.…

“Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it” is a quote by British naturalist and politician, John Lubbock. I strongly agree with his quote for several reasons. I believe Lubbock’s meaning behind his quote is that no person can allow society to determine the mental characteristics he or she contains. In all seven billion people in the world, not a single one of them carries the same characteristics as any other person. If society is in control of how we act then it is impossible…

What would the world be like if power was equally shared and world leaders were no longer in power. People would more likely to take control of their own lives and treat others with respect. This is because if power is shared equally, everyone is in control of their own power and how they are treating others. This is sadly not the case in the book Animal Farm. In the allegorical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the main characters use different propaganda devices in order to gain power and…

“Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story about a dystopian universe in which everyone is equal through various handicaps. Vonnegut purposely makes this society equal on levels of intelligence, strength, and beauty. Other equality concerns, such as race, are avoided whether intentional or accidental. Vonnegut, throughout his story uses an array of imagery, details, and a particular type of syntax/language. He uses this not only when portraying his characters through their thoughts,…

not be able to vote, achieve success, learning, enrich our country’s cultural achievements; in short, we would be uncivilized people of the country. Dictatorship has many benefits yet consequences too. Some of the benefits are that it helps in social stability, discipline and order and in economic development, however, the consequences are: Dictatorship’s priority is to maintain power,…

According to Aristotle, “Man is by nature a social animal” (Aristotle 5). We all need people around us to overcome our problems with their help and support. Holden Caulfield, from The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and Angela Chase, from TV series called My So-Called Life, both are teenagers in high school. Holden and Angela both have family relationship problems, how they try to overcome their problems is what differs Angela from Holden. Angela has problems with her parents about how…

Abstract John Rawls in his work “Theory of Justice” explains that in order to have complete social justice in society we need a state which does no discrimination and provides some basic standard of living and looks after those who don’t have the sufficient means to support themselves. In his work Rawls has supported the idea that the state should provide the basic standard of living to all. Introduction Welfare state is a concept of state in which the government takes an active role in…

prominent philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke held a holographic philosophical debate during the Global Government Convention. The debate focused on the conflicting views of both philosophers in the areas of State of Nature, Human Nature, and Social Construct. Thomas Hobbes, also regarded as a founder of modern political philosophy, published Leviathan in 1651. John Locke, often referred to as an Empiricist and the Father of Liberalism, published Second Treatise of Government and A Letter…

ROLE OF KING IN ANCIENT INDIA Monarchy in ancient India was sovereignty over a territory by a king who functioned as its protector, a role which involved both secular and religious power. Maintenance of peace: The primary role of the king was to solve disputes and maintain peace in the society. The Aiteraiya Brahmana mentions how the king was created for discharging the vital function of peace maintenance of the state. Gods decided to create a king in the form of a man by taking specific…

Human well-being defined, is a state where the pursuit of life, liberty, and property is unhindered. It is when people within a society are free to do as they like, as long as they do not harm others. According to this definition of human well-being, the philosophies of John Stuart Mill prove to be more important in the preservation of this state. The prohibition of individual liberties, proposed by Mill, seem to be more of a threat to human well-being than the economic conditions described by…