Exam 9: Justice and the Good Society

Since it owes a lot to John Locke, one would expect that the U.S. Constitution would ​

To say that you have a right to something implies that someone else (a person, organization, or government)has a duty or obligation to provide you with that thing.

Libertarians often defend the notion that an unfettered free market is the best way to satisfy individual needs while also attaining the general good. Critics of libertarianism have argued, however, that free markets alone aren't sufficient to satisfy everyone's needs and don't produce the general good. Write an essay in which you argue for or against the idea of unfettered free markets, from the perspective of a libertarian, liberal, communitarian, or some other political ideology.   Issues you should address include distributive justice, inequality, and the rights of individuals.

Few philosophers who theorize about the nature of society are able to get completely past the presuppositions that their own societies impose on them.

John Locke's theory of the social contract anticipates Karl Marx in its sensitivity to the need for distributive justice.

Rousseau agreed with Hobbes and Locke in seeing the formation of society and laws as a positive development for human beings.