Satire and Utopia
May 17, 2021
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I just finished reading Thomas More’s 1516 book- Utopia. The book describes an interaction between More and some others in Antwerp, Belgium, where he meets
Category: Political Philosophy
Age and Wisdom applied to Generations
December 30, 2020
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I was reading Sydney Smith’s essay: Fallacies of Anti-Reformers. He names “Our Wise Ancestors” as a “mischievous and absurd fallacy springing from the grossest perversion
J.S. Mill’s Three Argument’s Against Government Interference in Citizen’s Lives
November 27, 2020
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1) When a thing is likely to be done better by individuals than by the government. Generally speaking, those personally interested in something are more
From “On Liberty”, J.S. Mill
November 17, 2020
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The nature and limits of the power which can be exercised by society over the individual.The struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous