Marx and Mill’s Perspectives on Historical Development They say that history is told from the perspective of the conqueror‚ but for two renowned philosophers‚ history in general was formed because of certain factors. These philosophers are Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. Karl Marx was a German Philosopher who became famous and controversial for his works on capitalism‚ communism and dialectical historical materialism. A few of his famous writings were the Das Capital and the Communist Manifesto
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nation they could have freedom for what they wanted and what they believed. “Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free‚ but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.” says the author of Democracy in America written by Alexis de Tocqueville When this new nation was created we founded ourselves on the idea of freedom and equality for all people. For our Declaration of Independence says “We hold these Truths to be self-evident‚ that all Men are created equal‚ That they are endowed by
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Ch 1: Introducing Government in America * Many young ppl apathetic about politics‚ less involved than elderly * Need to be involved for political tolerance‚ identify what policies they benefit from * Politics compete with TV and the internet Government * Government: institutions + processes through which public policies are made for a society (Congress‚ president‚ the courts‚ federal administrative agencies) * 500‚000 elected officials in US * How should we govern
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triumph of the reason”. Oppositely‚ a famous Evangelist‚ Isaac Backus had believed that secular state would provide the spread of the religion(Kuru‚ 2011‚ p.84). Because in America’s early years‚ none of the Protestant churches could provide the majority that is necessary to be legitimized as the official church. So‚ as the second best choice‚ they accepted the state to be secular(Kuru‚ 2011‚ p.86). The secularization of the France is rooted in the ideas of Enlightenment. Philosophers of Enlightenment
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John Stuart Mill’s Harm Princple The theoretical and practical analysis of John Stuart Mill’s Harm Principle “The only freedom […] is that of pursuing our own [happiness]‚ so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs or impede their efforts to obtain it” – John Stuart Mill. This utilitarian approach brought forth by John Stuart Mill‚ within his works On Liberty‚ identifies a correlation between freedom and happiness. He essentially states that achieving freedom is most effective
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The policies and majority mentalities of it are constantly evolving. If we are to be‚ As Former President Lincoln said‚ “...the last best hope of Earth”‚ we must accept our faults and use them as lessons to guide our future as a leading nation of the world. Such a nation
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class oppression‚ not allowing any particular individual or group become too powerful‚ and others. The causes which destroy and preserve monarchy are tyranny and kingship‚ respectively. Tyranny is a combination of the vices in democracy and oligarchy‚ while kingship is similar to aristocracy. Moderation is the best way to preserve kingship‚ while tyranny is maintained by imitation of
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Alexis De Tocqueville explains in Democracy in America: “Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free.” Tocqueville explains that being free is very valuable and this is in turn help with furthering justice. Dissent furthers justice by taking into consideration many perspectives. For example‚ the controversial
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The power of the majority also makes it difficult to stray from what is common. The power of the social norm and of the majority is illustrated in the short story‚ “The Dead” and the movie Fido. This is why in “The Dead” by Michael Swanwich‚ Donald is worried about the spread of Zombies as a commodity because so many people would be reliant on the zombies. In the movie Fido‚ Timmy’s mom was so persistent in getting a personal zombie because it was the social norm. When the majority thinks one way
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Government Structures “You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place‚ oblige it to control itself” –James Madison. The Framers wanted to build a strong government‚ but they knew that the people were not going to accept too much power from a central government. A strong government is needed to keep the nation in control and out of danger‚ but it could be dangerous not to put limits on the government‚ thus the Framers idealized structures to maintain a balance
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