PHILOS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Robert Paul Wolff, German Papiermark
23 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Late policy: 5% of paper mark, per day late. Limit policy: 5% of paper mark, for every 100 words over limit. Answer one of the following questions: concisely explain thomas hobbes" understanding of human nature. Then, explain the account of human nature put forward by peter kropotkin. Finally, provide an argument in favour of one these two accounts of human nature over the other: explain how g. w. f. Hegel uses the human capacity to reason to argue that state governments have legitimate authority over their subjects. Wolff uses the human capacity to reason to argue that governments should never be thought to possess legitimate authority over their subjects. Finally, provide an argument in favour of one of these two positions over the other. Any time you give any information/any claim, cite and be as specific as possible. Use the odd citation, also proves that you done the reading. Can you explain them so that others can understand them too.
