Critically assess Mill's distinction between 'higher' and 'lower' pleasures
Mill’s assertion that “some kinds of pleasure are more desirable and more valuable than others” was a major revision of…
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How successful is Descartes' use of a benevolent creator in answering the challenge of scepticism?
Scepticism refers to a range of views, which broadly deny that “some term of positive epistemic appraisal applies to our…
Could we be both free and determined?
This essay will discuss whether a human actor can be both free and determined. It will examine the issues of…
What are nations and should they be self-determining?
The concept of the “nation”, while much discussed over past centuries, is not universally defined or understood. This makes any…
Assess the significance of new security challenges in the post-Cold War world
This essay will consider the significance of new security challenges in the world, during the last two decades. Whether the…
Democracies are oligarchies in disguise. Discuss.
Taking simple definitions of democracy and oligarchy as the rule of “all the people” and “a small group of people”…