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Category: Medium Reads

Should we advocate for democracy as an innate human right?

Reading Time: 5 minutes A human right is not something that can be traded off for something else. Rights are absolute, there are no caveats and they must be upheld regardless. Democracy is often […]

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Medium Reads, Medium Reads, Philosophy, Politics

‘The sum of the parts is no greater than or less than the whole.’ To what extent is this true?

Reading Time: 6 minutes In order to answer this question, there are three things that must first be addressed: what a ‘whole’ is, what a ‘part’ is, and how to evaluate the ‘sum’.  Although axiological […]

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Louis Robson Medium Reads, Philosophy

Does the individual citizen have any moral obligation to obey the laws of the state?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction The law is a solution to a collective action problem in our society. In order to keep order, the law maintains power structures and provides important restrictions on what […]

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Medium Reads, Philosophy
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