Man in Society/Government Formation
Is society made for man or is man made for society?
Is the state a divine creation which man must not question, or is it a result of a “social contract” among men and subject to change when it no longer serves men?
How do rulers get their authority?
Is revolution justifiable?
Is totalitarianism or democracy correct?
What is justice?
What is the "good life"?
Is the state a divine creation which man must not question, or is it a result of a “social contract” among men and subject to change when it no longer serves men?
How do rulers get their authority?
Is revolution justifiable?
Is totalitarianism or democracy correct?
What is justice?
What is the "good life"?
Good vs. Evil/Morals/Ethics
What is the measure of good and evil in the world?
How can we know whether or not an act is good or bad?
Is there in the very nature of the universe a code of laws which determines good and bad?
Or, is goodness and badness a matter or relation of an act to other acts?
What is social justice?
How can we know whether or not an act is good or bad?
Is there in the very nature of the universe a code of laws which determines good and bad?
Or, is goodness and badness a matter or relation of an act to other acts?
What is social justice?
Education/Formation of Ideas
Why do we establish schools and pay for them?
What is the fundamental purpose of education?
What should be taught in schools?
What is truth?
Who has the right to an education?
Who/what is qualified to be an educator?
What is the fundamental purpose of education?
What should be taught in schools?
What is truth?
Who has the right to an education?
Who/what is qualified to be an educator?
Aesthetics and Critique
What is beauty?
What is art?
What role do artists play in society?
What is art?
What role do artists play in society?