Week 15 reflection

In a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies, he discusses the difference between cooperation and coercion and how every human interaction is by either of these two methods. Cooperation is when society joins

Dr. Davies is an economist who came to speak at OSU over the instances of coercion by the government. To start, when thinking of coercion, I never thigh of it as Davies introduced. When defining coercion,

My thought during the entirety of Dr. Antony Davies's talk was that coercion kind of sounds like communism. I know that that is kind of a stretch, but it sounds quite similar when he defines it as someone

Image Source I thought that Dr. Davies gave a good presentation on how it is difficult for governmental coercion to work as intended very often, and how cooperation is often a better solution. But there

The reflection this week is over a talk by Dr. Antony Davies for the Free Enterprise Society at Oklahoma State University. The talk is titled "Cooperation & Coercion". This presentation by

Image Source Dr. Davies's lecture was pretty neat, and he used stories and analogies to make his concepts relatable to the general public. The main takeaway from his talk was that coercion fails because

Image Source This week we had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Davies talk on government coercion and its effects on society. He gave many examples of when government coercion took place not only in the

Ever since I was a child, I've had a hard time when thinking about politics and the labels they carry. In the society I've grown up in, people are so quick to place a label on their political standings

Image Source This post is in response to the question "Should police departments in the United States focus on using force as a last resort?" posed by @alexmay2022 ! I think that the answer to

Over the past semester, I very strongly believe that my opinions and stances on a lot of subjects have been expanded. I've learned a lot of new perspectives that have contributed to my new understanding

This post is a response to the question ["Is it morally okay to ever use coercion?"] ( posed by @hattiehughs14. Honestly in my opinion, I think that it is not really ever morally right to use

Week 15 Response

Image Source @awetsell asked, "Would you say that regulation and coercion are the same thing? If not the same thing, do they have similarities?" Coercion has a more negative connotation than

@joshweertman Should the police force have the ability to use force to the point of killing a suspect or should they only be allowed to subdue individuals? To start, I think that there is no real way to

@karsonyounger posed the question: "The Covid-19 vaccine has been heavy, recommended by the government and small businesses, many are skeptical of the scientifically approved vaccine, but more places

"What are some exmaples of government imposed coersion in history? How did it play out?" One example that quickly comes to mind for me, especially being in Oklahoma, is the Trail of Tears through

Image Source What are some examples of times where police force should be permitted? What are some exmaples of government imposed coersion in history? How did it play out? What are some examples of private

Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?

Week 15 questions