Discuss the essay “Trump for Tyrant” in light of Plato’s arguments in Republic.
Political Philosophy essay questions
1. John Stuart Mill, in his On Liberty, is concerned with what he calls “the tyranny of the majority.” Why is “the tyranny of the majority” of particular concern to the utilitarian? How, as a utilitarian, does Mill propose to solve the problem of “the tyranny of the majority”? Answer these questions in a short response of around 300 words.
2. Discuss the essay “Trump for Tyrant” in light of Plato’s arguments in Republic. The essay is available at http://www.laphamsquarterly.or
In the excerpt from Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia that is assigned for next week, Nozick discusses an example involving the former NBA basketball player Will Chamberlain. In a short reading response of around 300 words describe the example and tell me what purpose Nozick has in setting it out. What is Nozick’s argument that he bases on the example? Does Nozick’s argument work?
_anarchy_state_and_utopia Nozick illustrates and defends the entitlement theory in a famous thought
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Philosophers use two methods to talk about freedom. One method used is the meta-physical sense involving if people possess free will or if determination of people’s action is done either by God or by nature laws. Secondly, philosophers use the political sense, and to them freedom means the degree to which human beings…………………….
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