the priority given to society does not mean that the quality of individual life can beneglectedosocialists are not in favour of destroying individual lifeosocialism recognizes the unity of people –which can only be realized throughother members of societyocharacter needs others & can only be truly filled by and through societywe need society to realize our potential4.nature is present in all human beingsagrees with liberalismoall human beings are born free and equalconsequently, liberty and equality are founded in naturefor socialists, they are both the instrument and the end of the realization of natureothe instrument = the ways by which nature realizes itself; the ends = the finalresultsocialists agree with liberals that in order to be happy, individuals must obey the laws ofnaturesocialists will argue that nature is realized through REAL liberty and REAL equalityoliberty and equality are more than just formal principlesoformal principles = principles that are abstract and not concrete (not reallyapplied)being born equal is a formal idea – we do not know what the future for us is going tolook likefind more resources at oneclass.comfind more resources at oneclass.com
oex. Some are better and developing economic wealth than others, leads toinequalitytangible manifestation of inequalitysocialism is a critique of the formal nature of liberal principles – specifically liberalequalitysocialism argues that these principles should be concrete – freedom and equalityomust go beyond abstract nature and become the ultimate goal of naturein order to respect liberty and equality - they must be an everyday realityoliberty and equality must become universalokey for individual and collective development in society5.socialism rejects the idea of the exclusive appropriation of private propertyfor liberals, individuals acquire property/economic goods and become soul owners ofthe propertyoexclusive usage of private propertyfor socialist, the exclusive nature of private property is/can ruin real equality and realfreedomoexclusive nature of private property goes against the natural principle of equalitysocialism goes further by refusing the individual appropriation that private property isthe motor of economic somethingthe issue, in socialist thought, the individual appropriation of property ruins any chancesof true equality or freedomoeconomic exploitation and political dominationthe few who own a lot of things will oblige the many to work for them in exchange forwagesoAristotle: the rich are small in number, and the poor are great in numberThe same few who own things and exploit the many will also dominate the manypoliticallyoExploit them on an economic level and dominate them on a political levelThe ultimate consequence on economic exploitation and political domination is classstruggleoClass struggle is seen everyone (especially in the 19thand 20thcentury)Socialists want to get rid of class conflicto
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