Project Paradox

University of Virginia
PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones
May 6, 2002
In his essay entitled Atomism, Charles Taylor outlines the failings of the political doctrine known as the primacy of rights. Proponents of this doctrine, among whom are numbered John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, hold that “political structures and action” should be based on [...]

University of Virginia
PHIL 151: Human Nature, TA Clint Jones
May 6, 2002
“…this seems the most important of all, it is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built up upon a renunciation of instinct, how much it presupposes precisely the non-satisfaction of powerful instincts” (51). This key statement underlines the poignant issues [...]