The paper examines Robert Filmer's arguments in defence of the divine right kings Patriarcha, or Natural Power Kings. Filmer argues that human beings are not born free by nature and, as a result, expected to obey kings/monarchs absolutely without questioning, due arbitrary power and bestowed upon kings. This position defended is antithetical notion natural freedom mankind John Locke other socia...

The recent landmark “right to be forgotten” ruling by the EU Court gives EU citizens the right to remove certain links that are “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” from search results under their names. While we agree with the spirit of the ruling—to empower individuals to manage their personal data while keeping a balance between such right and the freedom of expression, we belie...

Three studies tested the conditions under which people judge utilitarian harm to be authority dependent (i.e., whether its right or wrongness depends on the ruling of an authority). In Study 1, participants judged the right or wrongness of physical abuse when used as an interrogation method anticipated to yield useful information for preventing future terrorist attacks. The ruling of the milita...

Three studies tested the conditions under which people judge utilitarian harm to be authority dependent (i.e., whether its right or wrongness depends on the ruling of an authority). In Study 1, participants judged the right or wrongness of physical abuse when used as an interrogation method anticipated to yield useful information for preventing future terrorist attacks. The ruling of the milita...

religion, as a factor, was a very important pretext both before and after the advent of islam for invading the georgian settlements. of the ruling dynasties in post-islam iran, ak-koyunlus or bāyundurian, under the leadership of uzun ḥasan, were among those invaders who, under the guise of religion and in the name of campaign (ghazā) and jihād, carried out destructive attacks on georgians. five...