Social contract

One of the concerns of the Anti-Federalists is that people would prioritize their own social class. This is one of the reasons they are so concerned with elitism. The Federalists argue that this is not the case, “Is it not natural that a man who is a candidate for the favor of the people and who is dependent on the suffrages of his fellow citizen for the continuance of his public honors should take care to inform himself of their dispositions and inclinations and should be willing to allow them…

Principles of Justice vs. Utlitarianism Justice is a social concept that is used as an assessment tool in various social institutions such as government, courts, economic systems and education. John Rawls proposed two principles of justice that will help govern in the creation of social and political practices that are fair to all (p. 52): • Rawls’ first principle of justice states that “each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with…

The postmodernity thinkers assert that modernity leads to social practices and institutions that became a legitimize dominance and control by the few, rather than the majority, although the modern thinkers promised to have an equality, free and liberation of an individual and all the people. Nonetheless, notwithstanding…

Logical Appeals Essay In Federalist 51, by James Madison, there are several examples of the classical appeals ethos, logos, and pathos that strengthen the Madison's point and allow him to get across his point far easier. The appeals not only pull the reader further into James Madison's opinion with emotion, but with common sense, and logic. Federalist 51 explains the importance of separation of powers, checks and balances, and what each branch needs to do in order to be successful.…

the ones to decide who would protect equality and define it. The controversial views over equality in accordance to the 14th amendment persisted in the cases of Plessy and the political equality over social equality. The outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case with the…

In Political Theology and The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt, he discusses what he coins “the political”: the most intense and extreme antagonism, which is presupposed by the concept of the state . To understand what the political is, it is imperative to flesh out what the state is and what this “extreme antagonism” raised by Schmitt really is. To start, in the Concept of the Political, Schmitt defines the state as “a specific entity of people. Vis-à-vis the many conceivable kinds of…

In Thomas Hobbes book “The Leviathan” Hobbes has stated how we as humans come to live in society in where we are by nature equal in power, and even the weakest of man can simply scheme to kill the strongest. This is achieved by joining hands with others that are in the same position as the first individual. These aspects according to Hobbs combined with limited resources, and a natural distrust amongst man leads to a “perpetual state of conflict”. Without a common power or government to control…

It is important for the British government to fully understand the demographics and political views of the community in which One Way is receiving (or potentially receiving) support from because they are the people who have the power to make or break One Way’s success. Since One Way has been calling for support from Supreme followers around the world, Britain must identify Supreme members who are not willing to use violence to achieve their goals or are still supportive of the government and…

This week, the reading selections were quite interesting. We have these two authors, Taylor and Epstein, who truly approach the environmental topic in separate ways. On one hand, we have Paul Taylor defending our environment all the way in the article “The Ethics of Respect for Nature”. In this article, Taylor insists that we switch our current perspectives, regarding the environment, to ones that further zoom in on the sake of nature. In fact, Taylor states that “once we reject the claim that…

Classical liberalism started when John Lock re-interpreted the relation between people and their society in terms of their duties and their rights. From Lock’s perspective, people come always first; in other words, the person’s interest is prioritized over the society as an overall. Lock articulates that individuals are rational and they have a brain so they can make their own decision so the government should not make choices on people’s behalf; human beings can do anything in their…