Liberal Democracy in Pakistan‚ Scope and Challenges By Shafqat Aziz Almost a quarter century has been passed since the death of Gen. Zia‚ the ruthless military dictator occurred in a plane crash near Bahawalpur‚ a town in the southern part of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Today‚ apparently no mainstream political party in Pakistan owns (at least publically) him. However‚ the question arises here that does this fact make this notorious character irrelevant in the social and political life of
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Adam Smith and Karl Marx Modern political economic theory and philosophy can be greatly attributed to the works of two men who seemingly held polar opposite views on the subject. Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher‚ published his most well known work An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in 1776 and is most often associated with the ideas and principles of the political economic system known as Capitalism. At the other end of the spectrum is Karl Marx; the German philosopher
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Adam Smith versus Karl Marx‚ this could quickly turn into a debate between the ideas of capitalism and the ideas of socialism. Without these two great economists the industrial revolution would not have been what it is nor would it have the impact that it had on the society. It was the ideologies of Adam Smith that influenced and brought change into the one dimensional feudal society‚ to a dynamic capitalist society. In the book “The Wealth Of Nations” Adam Smith emphasizes on the importance of division
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In his hallmark work The Wealth of Nations‚ Adam Smith generates a Hobbesian dilemma when he asserts in Book I that man posses “the propensity to truck‚ barter‚ and exchange one thing for another” (Smith‚ 25). Smith supports this claim as the principle from which the division of labor originates‚ citing the example of tribespeople exchanging surplus goods. However‚ does man really have this natural propensity to trade‚ rather than a natural propensity to fight and steal as argued by Thomas Hobbes
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Christianity‚ such as Martin Luther’s 95 theses‚ John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion‚ as well as the social theory from the Puritan Revolution. The leaders of the Revolution in every colony were imbued with the precepts of the Reformed faith. The American Revolution
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In Adam Smith’s writing‚ Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System‚ from‚ “The Wealth of Nations”‚ showed that he was endeavoring to argue that the most efficient economy was an economy where there is less restrictions placed on businesses and their owners. He seemed to be fighting for constrained restrictions on the trade market‚ and less probability of having to answer to the government‚ or the government having the right to intervene in one’s business. He shows that the best way
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Rene Descartes and John Locke were two very bright Philosophers long before we were all born. Between these two there are similarities as well as differences‚ a lot like anything we compare and contrast today. Descartes‚ a man who was born in France and then grew up loving mathematics. Locke‚ who was born in England and grew up to be a very popular philosopher and physician. These two philosophers really made a drive for future philosophers to look back on and reflect Descartes and Locke’s practices
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John Locke has had a great impact on governments‚ other leaders and equality during the Enlightenment‚ thus making him the most influential leader of that era. Locke’s literature - specifically his book The Two Treatises of Government - was the key to many of his contributions. “By far the most influential writings emerged from the pen of scholar John Locke” (Powell‚ Jim). In this book‚ Locke discusses the need for three natural rights‚ the right to property‚ life and liberty. All three rights pertained
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Intrigued by the notions of inalienable rights‚ John Locke became known as a 17th century English philosopher of the enlightenment. Born on August 29‚1632‚ Locke possessed a good deal of influence because of his connection with England and the United States. John Locke had a plethora of Philosophical theories. I will further elaborate on the idea of Locke’s thoughts on inalienable rights. One might first begin with addressing the question of what are Inalienable rights? To this I answer
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stranded on an island. John Locke would agree with these events because no government (State Of Nature)‚ CIvilization‚ and Ralph and his boys trying to create a new government. When Ralph and his boys got to the island they had no government. John Locke would agree because of his first law State Of Nature‚ which connects with the boys when they arrive. Ralph was civilized and became the leader. When Ralph blew the conch that civilized his leadership of his boys. John Locke would agree as Ralph being
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