… uses many symbols to highlight major themes in the play. One of these symbols is blood, and the theme that it reinforces is murder and the fear associated with killing. Many scenes in the play involving murder also have blood mentioned, although not…

… concern. Yet, Dworkin does not really make an account on this topic, but rather criticising positivist theses. Thus, I will first make a brief summary of Bentham's and Hart's account of legal obligation, before I make a comparison of all the three…

… was the philosopher and novelist Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). The work of Rousseau has influenced a generation and beyond and it is argued that the main ideals of the French and American revolutions arose from his works, for example The Discourse…

… book 'On Duties', Cicero makes discussions about morality and duties. He states some aspects of morality which are the parts of our daily life. I think there is a relationship between those aspects of morality that Cicero mentions and politics as a part…

… A STATE." People who share a common territory try to shape self-sufficient political organizations in order to regulate their lives and serve their necessities in an organized way. In this essay, I will try to illustrate why I believe modern societies…

… social thinkers, one concerning its intellectual history, and the other concerning the political and social implications of its conclusions. In the former category, evolution provided the relatively new subject of sociology with a way to 'find its…

… back to the mid 1930s, we'll see that the US was facing a very difficult time. After the gigantic losses on the New York Stock Markets, the economy was on its way to an all time low. The unemployment rates were astronomically high, leading to even worse…

… what knowledge is? I guess that would depend on what the definition of is is, but that will have to wait for another time. Does knowledge have to be proven? It is in my opinion that knowledge is something that everyone does not have to agree upon…

… much about language and culture. Some might even say that the two are intertwined. There is ample evidence that language determines a culture. However some would save that language does not determine culture. My personal belief is that the use of the…

… associated with Bentham's Utilitarianism? "The greatest good for the greatest number" is a simple way to sum up a fairly simple idea. But despite its simplicity it still has lots of problems; in this essay I will be looking at how John Stuart Mill…