Rob Oser_MP3_RD Hey guys, here’s my rough draft. A few things to look for in the paper are the conversation about Locke and how understanding his theory was similar to Hobbes. I don’t know if I made a clear connection between the two regarding threshold concepts and transformative ideas. Also I was a little confused […]
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Threshold Concept RD 3 comments
The Easy & The Hard 3 comments
This quarter, one concept in political theory that was easy to grasp was the idea that Thomas Hobbes’s main priority and interest was self-preservation. His whole proposed government is easy to understand if you know it is based upon this concept. After studying hours for the midterm, I realized this fact and was able to […]
Rough Draft & Conference 3 comments
Rob Oser_MP 2.2_Rough Draft For my paper I have questions about a few things. First of all, I am not used to writing with sign posts, as seen in the introductory paragraph. Do these work, spelling out what the paper will be about? If they don’t how do you suggest I change it so I […]
Locke’s Idea of Slavery 3 comments
In Chapter IV of Second Treatise of Government, Locke discusses how slavery does not belong in society unless certain expectations are broken (17-18). Locke starts with the assertion that man is inherently free and is only subject to himself and to the law of nature. He then rejects Filmer’s idea of freedom; that man can […]
RD Snapshot 2 comments
For the last assignment I started with the idea of whether or not it was important to follow established laws in society. I thought I could make solid arguments from both Goldman and Socrates about following laws. I figured I would go into Goldman’s belief that government should not exist for the good of the […]
Tonight’s Debate: Emma Goldman and Socrates 1 comment
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A Writer & Reader 4 comments
Over the past two and a half weeks I learned I have to be more open as a writer. By this I mean that I have learned to be open to different styles, such as blog posts and proposals, and to accept constructive criticism as a guide on how to improve. From my experience, nobody […]
Goldman’s Anarchy 5 comments
After reading Goldman’s essay on anarchism it seems evident that she does not believe in the institution that is an overbearing government. She seems to take on the attitude of a child that does not being like told what to do and instead of providing a solution she just provides points to show that the […]
Important Words 5 comments
In the Apology, Socrates claims that he is not “responsible” for how people react after he talks to them (33b). According to Plato, responsibility would imply Socrates directly caused people to act differently, but Socrates argues that he just opened the minds of the public to thinking about life. The responsibility Socrates claims he does […]