The Collected Writings

The following is a paper I wrote for fun, published in the April, 2017 edition of St. John's College magazine 'Historia'. It is written to mimic the style of The Summa Theologica, which offers a fascinating style of argument. It was created by me, but given the enormous help offered by my friend Seth Kates in the editing process I found he deserved a co-writer credit. An Investigation in the Matter of Voting, in the Style of Thomas Aquinas Cameron Byerly (A19) & Seth Kates (A19) Whether the Johnnie should vote in matters of politics, specifically in which two dominant options are provided, and whichever receives more votes is deemed winner? We proceed thus:— Objection I. It would seem that the Johnnie should not vote in matters of politics. Voting in a two-party system is merely choosing ‘the lesser of two evils’. Obj. II. Further, political matters distract the private person from matters of importance in their life. Obj. III. Further, one individual...