The Strengths and Weaknesses of Lockes Theory of Private Property
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Lockes Theory of Private Property
Read pages 158 through 171 of Donaldson-Werhane, and the Thomas Jefferson https://instructure-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/account_108300000000000001/attachments/3410/Jefferson.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22Jefferson.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Jefferson.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJDW777BLV26JM2MQ%2F20200904%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20200904T131349Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2a51926a17e2849aff4befb983900b91e207800f8742a54e8002d967be7cadc2 and Karl Marx https://instructure-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/account_108300000000000001/attachments/17224/Marx.pdf?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22Marx.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Marx.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJDW777BLV26JM2MQ%2F20200904%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20200904T131516Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c5a875c49f275530308985d5c1a6dec174da3518316b0094134641b47507883f readings. Submit short answers to these quiz questions. You may submit them on a separate page or type them into the textbox.
1) Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of Locke’s theory of private property.
2) What is Locke’s response to the accusation that his theory of private property will lead to wasteful accumulation of the “fruits of the earth”? (greed)
3) Comment on whether the theme of the Declaration of Independence leads to a system of self-centered individualism.
4) Why does Smith’s theory of the “invisible hand” theoretically build a viable economy, and what limits self interest?
5) Comment on how Marxist theory concerning the alienation of workers and fetishism of the marketplace might derive from Kant’s Categorical Imperative.
Textbook: Donaldson, T., Patricia Hogue Werhane, & D, J. (2008). Ethical issues in business : a philosophical approach (8th ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall
