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 [...]

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 [...]