GadflyThe Effectiveness of the CARES Act on Boosting the US Economy in Response To Covid-19In response to COVID-19, to ease people’s struggles and to boost the US economy, in March, the government passed the Coronavirus Aid…Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
GadflyCritical Theory Study Abroad Program: Statement of PurposeI want to participate in the program to: academically, further my understanding of capitalism (previously from a philosophical and economic…Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
GadflyExtracurricular ActivitiesOne of my most important extracurricular activities is serving as a Fellows Ambassador at the Institute of Politics. I am an Ambassador to…Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
GadflySpinoza and Hobbes on RiSpinoza identifies right and power, i.e. for him right = power, in the sense that “the right of each individual extends as far as its…Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023
GadflySpinoza on ReligiouSpinoza believes in religious toleration in the sense that individuals have the freedom to speech and thought, but at the same time the…Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023
GadflyHobbes and Spinoza on AbsoluIn TP, Spinoza lists a few possible forms of the state: monarchy, aristocracy (two forms: aristocracy of only one city, and aristocracy…Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023
GadflyHow Zera Yacob and Hobbes Discern the True Faith from False FaithsZera Yacob proposes the following way to distinguish true faith from false faith: namely, if a religion does not champion equality among…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
GadflyLeviathan: IThe problem of the Fool is that he believes that we do not have to be binded by the covenants of the commonwealth, and that injustice and…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023