Criminal Justice Policy: Criminal justice policies always balance personal liberty and the desire to reduce crime. Select and analyze an example of a criminal justice policy conflicting with constitutional protections. What is the conflict? How should it be...
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 36 states and four territories allow for the medical use of cannabis products. 18 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia allow for the non-medical use of cannabis products (n.d.)....
How is a good life achieved? Buddha believes we should start with the recognition that we are part of an interrelated universe. Lao Tzu takes the interrelated nature of the universe to its most mystical depths. Confucius concentrates on the way we are a part of social...
What is it to be human? For Russell and Plato, to be human is to wonder and explore the intellectual possibilities of life. Later in our readings we will see that Buddha agrees with Aristotle that to be human is to live a life of moderation. We will also see that for...
Consider how the Axial Age was a period of great thought, philosophy and change across the societies we’ve looked at. Many people think that we are living in times of great change now. Do you think our current age (last 150 years or so) is experiencing another type of...