Author profile: Luke Corden

Mass Consumption and Meaningful Democratic Politics

Luke Corden • Oct 18 2012 • Essays

On an ideological level citizens have gradually internalised a consumer ideology, which is susceptible to marketing whether it be brand of product or brand of politics.

The Role of Progress in Mill’s Argument in ‘On Liberty’?

Luke Corden • Oct 8 2012 • Essays

While progress does have a role in ‘On Liberty’, it is significantly less than the role of liberty. Used to underpin Mill’s argument, progress is treated as a value-laden principle, erected to justify liberal ideology.

What Does Minority Report Tell Us About Geopolitical Imagination?

Luke Corden • Sep 26 2012 • Essays

There is a stark analogue between the policies and moral justifications for pre-emption in the Bush Doctrine and the workings of, and moral justifications given for, pre-crime.

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