MidTerm

Question 1

What is labor like under capitalism?

Answer 1

Massively mechanized labor, total chore, pure drudgery

Question 2

Creative labor

Answer 2

Essence of human nature, gives meaning to labor

Question 3

What is wrong with what filmer is saying?

Answer 3

Locke believes it shouldn’t be paternal power but parental power. Filmer has no basis other than the 10 commandments.

Question 4

State of Nature

Answer 4

Perfect freedom bounded by law of nature. Also a state of equality. Equality is self-evident, golden rule and “natural reason” implies natural reciprocity. No right to suicide, no harm to others.

Question 5

Why does Locke say man needs property?

Answer 5

To eat food in their house

Question 6

How does labor turn something into property?

Answer 6

When it makes a distinction between some parts of nature and the rest of the commons.

Question 7

How much land can someone take?

Answer 7

As much land as he can cultivate or improve

Question 8

Why do people want to enter government?

Answer 8

United security in their property

Question 9

Why do people want to exit the government?

Answer 9

When they feel it is benefiting the government more than themselves.

Question 10

Value

Answer 10

Monetary expression of labor time

Question 11

Price

Answer 11

Monetary expression of value

Question 12

Surplus value

Answer 12

Part of new value taken by capitalists

Question 13

Commodity

Answer 13

Exchangeable item

Question 14

Market price

Answer 14

Instantaneous temporary price

Question 15

Wages

Answer 15

Price of labor power

Question 16

Capital

Answer 16

Raw materials and means of production

Question 17

Immiseration

Answer 17

Under capitalism workers never benefit and they are stuck at the level of subsistence.