1. Describe the ways that Machiavelli challenges classical conceptions of power and why he is considered the first modern political theorist?
2. Why, according to Locke, do people have a right to private property? How does the idea of private property lead to commercialism and inequality? What is the role of the government, in Locke’s view, as it relates to property? Why does Rawls disagree with Locke? Focus on Rawls’ views on luck and how this leads to a more robust welfare state.
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