Rousseau VS. Locke

Rousseau VS. Locke The origins and Consequences of private property. We have read two books, John Locke's "The second treatise on government" and Rousseau's "Discourse on inequality." Of the several topics touched upon in each book, many topics seem to deal with the same issues. One topic in particular concerns the origins of land ownership and the consequences it has had for the human race. Locke seems to take one side of the argument, while …

…things. There is a very important message to be taken from both Locke and Rousseau. Today more than ever, I think that combining the ideas of both men to create a hybrid in a sense would best assist our society in the future. De-evolution may not be the answer, but abandoning all sense of morality is not good either. We should seek to evolve, but we should never stop asking, how can we evolve better?