Economics & Mathematics

What restricts the individual's freedom is not other people's violence or threat of violence, but the physiological structure of his body and the inescapable nature-given scarcity of the factors of production.--------Ludwig Von Mises

1/30/2015

Problems for desire theory

Central claims of the desire theory: (1) if something is good for us, then it fulfills our desires (2) if something fulfills our desires,...

1/24/2015

Notes of Should the Ticking Bomb Terrorist Be Tortured?

The paper is about whether we should torture terrorists in order to get lifesaving information and prevent tragic events. In a democrac...

1/23/2015

Notes of America's Unjust drug war

The author is against the idea to outlaw drug use. Prohibitionists argue that recreational use of drugs should be prohibited because the d...

1/20/2015

Desire satisfaction theory

Desire satisfaction theory: your life goes well for you to the extent that you get what you want. Based on this theory, our deepest desire...

1/19/2015

Hedonism

Instrumental goods: things that are valuable because of the good things they bring about. wa Intrinsically valuable goods: things whose go...

1/18/2015

Notes of Introductory

The essay is about the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. Tyranny of the m...

ticking

In this paper, the author Lafollette argued that parenting should be licensed. Lafollette first discussed two criteria for regulation: (1...

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Self-introduction

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