Part I: James Stacey Taylor's article, “In Praise of Big Brother: Why We Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Surveillance Government" begins by examining the concept of "Big Brother" as it was originally presented in George Orwell's 1984. Big Brother began as a fictional character in 1984: a dictator of Oceania within a totalitarian state. In a society where everyone is under complete surveillance by authorities, mainly through TV screens, the phrase “Big Brother is watching you” (Wikipedia) constantly reminds people of this. Taylor goes on to explain some examples of recent surveillance technologies and how they are applied in today's life. An interesting observation and comparison between today's technology and that of telescreens in 1984 is that people could be sure that they would not be watched by Big Brother telescreens when leaving the cities for the countryside. , where they only had to ensure that their conversations were not monitored by hidden microphones (Taylor 227). He contrasts the two, emphasizing the fact that "such escape is not impossible, because spy satellites can be used to monitor people wherever they go" (277). From there, Taylor perpetuates the framework of his position on the notion of Big Brother. Taylor argues that “rather than opposing such expansion of surveillance technology, its use should be encouraged – and not just in the public domain” (227). Taylor's argument presented in a more formal construction is as follows: i. If it is morally permissible for the state to obtain information about past events, then it is morally permissible for it to do so through the use of surveillance devices.ii. It is morally permissible for the state to obtain information about ...... middle of paper ...... and rights-based and consequentialist views could only help make its argument more complete or more complete. Part IV: Overall, I agree with Taylor. Initially, I didn't want to agree with or praise the idea of ​​Big Brother. The idea of ​​constant surveillance worried me, but any concerns I had he had already thought through and explained in detail how privacy would be covered in different scenarios. Obviously his logic is foolproof, valid and all the major concerns have been covered and taken into account in his article. Works Cited “Big Brother (1984)”. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Internet. June 7, 2010. .Taylor, James Stacey. “In Praise of Big Brother: Why We Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Government Surveillance.” Public Affairs Quarterly July 2005: 227-246.