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RohanGreyFirstPaper 3 - 20 Feb 2012 - Main.RohanGrey
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It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind you how section and subsection titles are formatted. | | | The success of this self-regulation is conditional on the degree to which coercive power is diffused between the actors in the system. Luckily, no single actor in the real world possesses a Solomonesque monopoly over coercive power. Instead, every individual retains the fundamental freedom to oppose the legitimacy of laws they perceive to be unjust, either internally through democratic mechanisms or externally through acts of civil disobedience. | |
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< | In light of this, perhaps the real hero of this story is not Solomon at all but the mother, whose passionate rejection of his initial ruling forms the critical action of the story. On one level, it represents her willingness to resist authority in the face of genuine concern for the wellbeing of her child. On another, it represents a relatable action upon which Solomon is able to rely in order to make his final decision. Ultimately, these two levels of meaning blur together, inviting the broader conclusion that improvement of human judgment depends strongly on our capacity to cultivate empathy for others. | >
> | In light of this, perhaps the real hero of the parable is not Solomon at all but the mother, whose passionate rejection of his initial ruling forms the critical action of the story. On one level, it represents her willingness to resist authority in the face of genuine concern for the wellbeing of her child. On another, it represents a relatable action upon which Solomon is able to rely in order to make his final decision. Ultimately, these two levels of meaning blur together, inviting the broader conclusion that improvement of human judgment depends strongly on our capacity to cultivate empathy for others. | | | (982 Words) |
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