Locke on Property and Ownership
How do individuals come to own property, according to Locke?
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Locke on the unequal distribution of property
Does the unequal distribution of property in existing societies violate Locke's requirement that there must be "enough and as good left in common for others"?
A Comparison of Hobbes & Locke: Reason
Compare Hobbes and Locke on the nature and significance of reason.
Classification of the US Secret Service Agency
Is the U.S. Secret Service Agency classified as part of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government? Please answer YES OR NO.
Asymmetric Warfare Definition
A simple definition of Asymmetric Warfare.
The Effects of Migration on Island Societies.
Migration effects all societies. Big or small, the society changes with different patterns of migration. However, the effects of migration very by society, depending on each societies unique situation. Larger societies may handle migration easier then small, and continental societies may have a better time adjusting to migrat
Defining Small Arms
Often, when considering the many weapons used in conflict and war, an important category is left out: small arms. Given the estimation that 90% of the worlds war victims die from small and light arms such as rifles, machine guns, and pistols, a clear definition is necessary to assess their role in war, conflict and crime.
Oscar Lange's Liberal Socialist Model
Answers can be in point form if its easier for you. I'm just trying to gain some knowledge on this, as I want to be able to take part in class discussions and possibly write an essay. Who is Oscar Lange? What is the Basis (or summary) of Oscar Lange's Liberal Socialist Model? What are the strong and weak points of Osca
Identity Politics Importance
How are identity politics significant?
Federalism
Is federalism an effective system of government?
The Social Construct of technology: Mcluhan
Innis, Grant and McLuhan argue that technology is not netural, rather determined by the historical,political-economic and social conditions of their production. Moreover, once adopted, new media come to determine the very condition from which they arise. Critical discuss the debate whether new media can be viewed as neutral or d
J.S.Mill Considerations of Good Government
What does J.S.Mill by 'Good Government'? What type of Government is he referring to?
Proportional Representation: definition and the 3 main variations
What is Proportional Representation? Who has it? What are the three main variations of PR?
Defining characteristics of a state.
What is a state?
Robert Nozik & Libertarianism
What is libertarianism and why is Robert Nozick one?
Marx's theory of the dialectal - the contradiction in capitalism.
What is one contradiction in capitalism that Marx thought would destroy captialism?
Insight into politicians and government programs.
Many politicians think that increasing funding to government programs will improve the circumstances of the people the programs are meant to serve. What's an example of a government-run program where this kind of thinking has failed and why?
The difference between Communism and communism.
What is the difference between Communism with a capital C and communism with a small c?
Marx's Conception of Surplus Values
What is surplus value according to Marx?
Hegel's Master-Slave Dialectic
What is the master slave dialectic?
Beginning of Historical Existence according to Hegel
According to Hegel, when did historical existence begin?
Freud: The id, ego and superego.
According to Freud, what are the id, ego and superego?
Apollo & Dionysus according to Nietzsche
It Nietzsche's philosophy what does the Dionysus and Apollian represent?
Fetish of commodities in Marxist theory.
What is "fetish of commodities" and how does it relate to Marxism?
Downward Spiral of Constitutions from Plato's 'The Republic'
In Plato's Republic what causes the downward cycle of constitutions?
Understanding Plato and political rationality.
Why does Plato advise against the political rule of intellectuals in existing society?
Understanding Aristole's conception of reason and citizenship in Politics.
How does Aristotle connect citizenship and practical reason?
Karl Marx: The destined demise of State & Law (an analysis)
Critically analyse Marx's claim that the law and state are destined to 'wither away'.
Gramsci, free market, and civil society
According to Gramsci the free market/civil society do not maximize human freedom, they constrain it. Explain Gramsci's critique of the free market and civil society.
Definition of Civil Society
What is 'civil society'? Define Civil Society, the historical development of the term, and explain its principle value in the democratic state.