HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Two Treatises Of Government, Mary Wollstonecraft, Immanuel Kant
15 Jun 2020
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The only natural right is the right to preserve one"s life. Humans are bestowed with god-given natural rights. The right to life, health, liberty, and possessions . Thomas jefferson lifted this for the declaration of independence. Mother of mary shelley who wrote frankenstein. A vindication of the rights of women (1792) Rationalism is the primary guide for human conduct. People are basically good but corrupted by society. Government play a limited role in protecting consumers. An inquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations (1776) Wit- clever word play, quickness of mind, clever resemblances between unlike things. A technique in which the intended meaning is other than or opposite to what is seemingly expressed. The use of irony or exaggeration to ridicule or expose a vice, it is written, or diminishes a subject by making it look ridiculous. Is verbal irony that wounds or cuts for no real purpose.
