Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I will
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of whether or not we as conscious beings have control over our own actions. French philosopher Paul Henri Thiry‚ Baron d ’Holbach argues that all acts are caused by past events and conditions‚ a belief known as determinism. Physical laws shows us that all events in time are determined by prior events‚ but the belief in free will implies that our actions are results from what we perceive as choice‚ are undetermined random events in time. Therefore‚ I argue that there can not be free will because
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Are you a helicopter parent‚ wrapping your children in cotton wool? Or are you embracing the free-range concept and giving your offspring a bus pass and mobile phone and letting them go for it? The amount of freedom we give our children is a constant source of angst and confusion among parents. While this generation of parents probably roamed the streets in packs with their friends every holidays when they were young‚ today many live in panic about the perceived dangers of life outside the home.
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Strategy: Never Having to Say ‘You Never Know” Case Summary A highly educated executive was hired on the spot without background checks. Later it was discovered he had served time in prison for attempted murder. Statistics from a company specializing in background checks shows that in 2000‚ 39% of the 70 background checks they performed would preclude employment offers. But due to labor shortages companies hire without backgrounds checks. Another company hastily hired a CEO without backgrounds
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front pages of the press seem to revel in disaster because the public have a morbid curiosity in it‚ provided that it happens to other people. Disaster boosts TV ratings and sells newspapers. As we absorb the news of a famine‚ an earthquake‚ a hurricane‚ a tsunami‚ sometimes we tend to put ourselves in the position of the victims and wonder how we would react. In such situations‚ most people act instinctively‚ and what they do is more spontaneous than calculated. That spontaneity is usually the subconscious
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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Nevertheless‚ in 1861 most Southerners thought that the Confederacy was favourite to win the war. The Confederacy’s sheer size – 750‚000 square miles – was a major asset‚ making if difficult to blockade‚ occupy and conquer. Confederate forces did not have to invade the North: they simply needed to defend. The fire-power of the rifle-musket meant that battlefield tactics now favoured the defender. The Union‚ having no option but to attack‚ was bound to suffer heavy casualties. Southerners hoped that
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The issue of whether keeping animals in zoos is amoral‚ and has been widely debated in our communities recently. The treatments of animals at Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary published in The Age have raised a conflict amongst Australians again. Some believe that the presence of zoos is inevitable so as to rescue animals from extinction‚ whilst others are not in favor of zoos due to the captivity of wildlife. If one was to take into the reason why the conservation is not fully effective‚
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change through a battle for independence from the all-controlling Britain. In spite of the many citizens standing up for the rule of the Parliament‚ others realized the uttermost corrupt rule the Crown had upon the growing colonies. One of the most influential men during this 18th century revolutionary war against Parliament was John Adams. Notably‚ John Adams had a strong affiliation with independence in America through his work as a lawyer‚ as well as through his many writings and articles‚ such
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part of the school curriculum. The public reaction to this issue was so strong that people have been flooding the mass media with opinions for and against his suggestion. One of the reasons the Education Minister gave for his proposal was that cleaning toilets will teach students humility and respect for others. Firstly‚ the students will be able to understand the humility of the school workers when they have to clear up other people’s messes in the toilets. This job is looked down upon and considered
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