developer, seemingly pro-landowner legislation like the property rights bill sounds attractive. Yet, Dan Gordon opposes to such legislation because they would undermine environmental regulations, threaten homeowners’ property values while only benefiting the few large landowners. On one hand, John Locke would enable him to defend his argument by asserting that the government must work towards not the particular few but the common peace and prosperity. On the other hand, Thomas Hobbes would brush that
some of the most important men to influence the U.S constitution and our country, in its entirety, is Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. These two prominent English Philosophers both created theories that shaped the ideas and morals of our government. John Locke is known as “The father of classical liberalism” for his theories on classical republicanism and the liberal theory. Thomas Hobbes was primarily known for his public work Leviathan which discussed his views on the social contract theory and absolutism
Assisted suicide is a complex and particularly controversial issue faced by modern U.S. society. When a terminally ill patient requests to be euthanized by a board-certified physician, an ethical dilemma arises. Is it still ethical to end the life of another human being, even if the patient is suffering and has a life expectancy of less than six months? Unlike conventional suicide where an individual intentionally kills themself, euthanasia involves multiple participants, including the terminally