ENGL 298 B: Intermediate Writing Social Sciences   Autumn 2011, University of Washington

I think one of the hardest aspects of political theory to grasp is the beginnings of ideas of philosophers. It is hard to understand political theorist’s ideas unless you recognize where their thoughts are coming from and why they believe what they do. In order to understand ones ideas of political legitimacy we must look […]

mp2.1   Hey guys, I accidently forgot my pc at my fraternity and now I am in Canada so I will upload my rough draft on Sunday. One part of my essay that needs review is my intro paragraph. Its hard for me to give background info and hard to introduce the ideas of Locke […]

In my blog post I will be discussing the point in which it is acceptable, under Locke, to rebel from a government. The main section I will be talking about is chapter 19 (section 219-222). In this section, Locke starts off by stating that when the state ceases to function for the people, it must […]

When I first started writing my rough draft, I lacked a sufficient intro and buildup to the conversation of Socrates and Goldman. My main idea would be Socrates essentially attacking Goldman’s idea of anarchism and society without a government. Goldman would question how it would be legitimate for citizens to follow governmental rule and laws. […]

In these first 2.5 weeks, my reading and writing to a small extent has improved and has allowed me to analyze philosophies well. I like how our writing is supposed to be concise and in detail. We must explain our ideas well through quotes and the explanation of how these quotes embrace our ideas. I […]

Emma Goldman would clearly favor the thin self as opposed to the thick self. There are however some characteristics that she exploits that are of the thick self. Goldman would want people to be individuals in society and the freedom of people to choose their commitments is very necessary. Goldman would not want the government […]

1. The word in the “Apology” that was interesting to me was “slander”. This word not only caught my eye because Socrates used it so much but because it is important in the defense of Socrates himself. Slander according Socrates is false accusations and statements that have obviously brought him to court. The slanderous statements […]