Philos.1

A detailed Summary of Philos.1

The issue analyzed by this paper is whether or not the United States government should be able to have more control of every aspect in our society. An analysis of this issue is important because as a society, we should acknowledge that the way we are living now is not necessarily the "right" way or the way we are meant to live. In our society, for example, we have many laws and rules that we must follow. Many laws have been created without majority vote or societal approval. These laws are meant and implemented to protect us, but is it not safe to say that each enactment could be contested to see if it was a necessary decree? It would be fair to debate--which is the whole point; we must determine what is right for us and/or for each other. Hospers and Marx have addressed the issue of governmental control. Hospers argues for less governmental interference. Marx, on the other hand, appreciates a more controlling government.

My position is that we need a temperate measure of governmental control. This position seems correct because without some control and laws, I believe that there would be chaos. With too much control, however, people are oppressed and creativity is stifled. My opinion is more similar to the position ta

In contrast to Marx, Hospers would say that over time, the government has infringed upon the rights of individuals without remorse. Hospers writes, "Throughout history [government] has violated the rights of men more than any individual or group of individuals could do: it has killed people, enslaved them, sent them to forced labor and concentration camps, and regularly robbed and pillaged them of the fruits of their expended labor" (Hospers 355). This quote tells us that history has shown governments continually abusing many societies continually, for whatever reason, and thriving by violating the rights of people. Thus, Hospers would say that a society should not accept a government that does not protect them or respect them. A government that does violate a person's rights should not exist.

Marx would say that the government must tighten up laws and regulate more closely. He thinks that the government should control the banking system, transportation system, and communication. The government would be responsible for all factories as well as any other producing businesses. The government would take away all private property, as defined earlier, but also from emigrants. Rebels would have their property taken from them as well. The government would confiscate any inheritance. There would also be a progressive tax. Marx writes, "When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared, and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character...we shall have an association, in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all" (Marx 328). This means that when all laws would be implemented the government would be the associat!

Marx argues that there should be free education for all children in public schools. He writes, "The Communists have not invented the intervention of society in education; they do but seek to alter the character of that intervention, and to rescue education from the influence of the ruling class" (Marx 324). This means that the education that a capitalistic society allows is not suitable to the Communists because people with money influence it. So, Marx would like to "rescue" education that is given and make it free so that the bourgeoisie that paid for it initially could not have a say in what is taught, what is used in the school, or who is hired.

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Hospers would disagree with Marx on any issue that allowed a service to be free. He argues that because there is no such thing as free services, people should not be forced to give their time and effort for nothing. He writes, "If you demand somethi

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