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Saturday, February 9, 2019

Comparing Morality in The Prince, Second Treatise of Government, and Ut

study MoralityinThe Prince, Second Treatise of Government, and UtilitarianismNiccolo Machiavelli, John Locke, and John Stuart Mill subject deuce-ace distinct models of disposal in their works The Prince, Second Treatise of Government, and Utilitarianism. From an scrutiny of these models it is possible to infer their views about man nature and its connection to the spirit of government. A key to comparing these views can be found in an examination of their ideas of pietism as an intermediary between government and kind-hearted nature. Whether this morality must be inferred from their writings or whether it is explicitly mentioned, it differs among the three in its definition, source, and purpose. Approximately three hundred years separate the soonest of these works, The Prince, from the most recent, Utilitarianism, and a progression is discernible in the concept of morality over this span. Machiavelli does not mention the word morality, but his description of the trends and i deals of human political interaction aloneow for a reasonable deduction of the concept. Locke, too, does not use the word, but he does write of the standard of right and wrong. In contrast, Mill writes explicitly and extensively of morality in its forms, sources, and obligations. A lucid starting point in this examination is a look at their relative views of human nature. To Machiavelli, people are children that take on order. They are childlike, not in their innocence, but in their passions. They are ungrateful, greedy, deceptive, and fickle. However, they are also apt and interested in avoiding danger. In calculating their interests they can perceive the need to join together to pursue common goals, such as oppression for acquisition, p... ...e driven into civil corporation by their contentious natures. As such, all three have the need for an organizing and directing influence in society to ensure that it accomplishes the ends for which it exists. For Machiavelli and for Lo cke, this influence comes directly from the government. For Mill, this influence comes from within society, the associations one forms with some other people however it requires a certain minimal support from the government to keep it on the proper track. This influence is morality, and it is an extension of human nature. working CitedLocke, John. The Second Treatise of Government, ed. Thomas Peardon, New York, Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince. Trans. Hill Thompson. Norwalk The Easton Press, 1980.Mill, John Stuart. Utilitarianism Resources. BLTC. 19 January 2003.

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