Benjamin Franklin once wrote a letter to a friend, Jean Baptiste le Roy, in which he expressed his great faith in the newly established American constitution but added that one could never be sure of its endurance, for ...

A study of two philosophical proposals to eradicate global poverty

Populism is often regarded detrimental to democracy. But populism also stresses the importance of the rule of the people, which is what democracy in its most basic form is all about. This positive relation between populism ...

One of the most frequently heard arguments in the debate about political correctness is that political correctness conflicts with freedom of speech and is therefore objectionable. According to Mill’s harm principle, which ...

Solidarity seems to be in jeopardy due to the modern conditions of globalization and urbanization. Social bonds have been growing weaker and city dwellers are less familiar with each other. City life is characterized by ...