The one aspect that I found very difficult to understand is
tacit consent. We first encounter the concept of tacit consent while reading
Plato. Unlike explicit consent, tacit consent incorporates a great area. A
person can give tacit consent by residing in the same area over a certain period
of time. Tacit consent is also given by following and obeying by traditions and
cultures of that a particular place. Tacit consent is very hard to identify due
to its complexity. Does not rebelling or speaking up equates to giving consent?
In lecture, Professor Di Stephano gave an example regarding WWII. Did the
German citizens, who did not agree with the killings of Jews, give consent to
the Nazi by not revolting? Tacit Consent is inferred and is not clear under
most cases. I think this concept is hard for me to understand because it is abstract.
I tend to have trouble with abstract concept.
The one aspect I found easy to understand is property right.
The concept of property right was identified in Locke’s Second Treatise. To Locke,
the concept of property right is pre-society. He used the labor theory of value
to justify unequal property right. This is an easier concept to understand
because I can see it and identify it in real life. A man owns his body and
therefore the labor he does with his body belongs to him. This concept is
concrete and makes perfect sense to me. If a person is to work more, he is then
to achieve more. The idea of property is essential to our society. Through
property, a person can accumulate wealth and improve his life. The idea of
property is far morning interesting and I have to say it is therefore, easier
to understand.
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