Political philosophy

University of Oregon, took a look at some of this in his article ‘The Political Philosophy of Unauthorized Immigration’ published in the American Philosophical Association’s Spring 2011 Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino issues in Philosophy. Although Medoze looks deeper than this label-semantics to find an ‘equal’ resolution for all, his evaluation of this matter falls short in taking an ‘equal’ approach,…

A Just War: St. Augustine’s Political philosophy The sack of Rome by the Visigoths signified the fall of the Roman Empire, and the beginning of the dark ages. The dark ages represented a time of hardship, suffering, and warfare. Many individuals blamed the Christian church for the fall of Rome and the grief that followed thereafter. On the contrary, medieval philosopher and church scholar St. Augustine of Hippo defended the Christian faith in his book “The City of God.” In the novel he says the…

Thomas Hobbes is an English philosopher who is best known for his political thoughts. He is the founding father of modern political philosophy. Terms of debate have been made about the fundamentals of political life right into our own times. Hobbes had the idea that we ought to live in a world where human authority is something that requires justification. His idea eventually came to be and is now that way we live today. The way Hobbes was able to make out a way of thinking about politics…

Final Paper: Thesis and Bibliography Thesis: Not just liberals, but Supreme Court Justices across the political spectrum have invoked judicial activism one time or another. Bibliography: Dodrill, Fransisco J. Benzoni & Christopher S. "Does Judicial Philosophy Matter? A Case Study." West Virginia Law Review 113, no. 287 (Winter 2011). This was a case study of two conservative judges that served on the US Court of Appeals for the Forth Circuit together for over fifteen years. One a…

Plato’s general law, and believed there was no conflict between religion and philosophy, and was a supporter of equality for women. “They should be educated and allowed to serve in the military; the best among them might be tomorrow 's philosophers or rulers” (Averroes qtd. in Lerner). Averroes had a great influence on Europe during the middle ages, and all of this was due to his idea that religion does not conflict with Philosophy. St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was one of those philosophers…

Many philosophical scholars believe that justice, liberty, law, and equality are an important aspect among the commonwealth of the nation. Moreover, this paper will focus on the two important political philosophers that argue with the notion and importance of equality and justice in the western society. These philosophers include: Robert Nozick and John Rawls. John Rawls claims that equality and justice is derived from an equal distribution of opportunities, income, wealth, for the general…

Philosophy is as relevant today as it was at the time of Thales because of its pragmatism and intrigue. Since the birth of civilization, man has questioned the nature of the universe, both secular and spiritual. The practice of philosophy is what binds the theoretical ideas with the way people live their lives. It’s become the basis of the modern government and provides guidance on how to assess situations that might arise in the future. Philosophy has both raised and answered some of the most…

selfish nature informs his actions on political decision. In addition, he insisted that the law does not apply to the ruler and his exercise of duties are merely a moral obligation not a legal one. Furthermore, Kant was of the standpoint that certain groups in a state must be subordinate citizens consisting of women as a result of their marital positions undermine the essence of his political philosophy. And lastly, the bulk of his work focused more on political equality and less on economic…

I do not believe in perfect political solutions. The human race is diverse. Human beings have organized into communities for thousands of years, adhering to common rules of conduct. Despite ample time, no single policy or political agenda has endured the millennium. Individual societies have developed independently and therefore, can be held to no standard but their own. My political philosophy is that government is best when is behaves as either a delegate or a trustee on behalf of its people.…

Garrett Sheldon assesses the transition within Thomas Jefferson’s ideology as he initiates with deep Lockean Idealogy and shifts towards more Democratic Republic beliefs associated with Christians ethics, and Scottish moral philosophy, etc. Jefferson utilized Locke’s philosophies in his revolutionary movement to maintain independence and human rights during the revolution and as he writes the Declaration of Independence. He applies ideas from John Locke’s Second Treatise based on the idea of…