What is freedom according to: a) Rousseau, b) Locke, c) Hobbes, and d) Marx?

Answer 1

a. Rousseau: the ability of individuals to fully participate in the political process and adhere to the dictates of the general will

b. Locke: the absence of external restraints, or government encroachment, on an individual’s right to pursue their own interests

c. Hobbes: life within a society governed by a strong and centralized government, which protects individual rights and provides for the wellbeing and security of its citizens

d. Marx: an alternative socio-economic order where workers are unencumbered by the oppression resulting from capitalism and are able to enjoy collective ownership and control of the means of production as well as the ability to realize their creative potential