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This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of the philosophies of Marx, Freud, and Plato, and their views of human nature. Also included is a philosophical justification of why one deserves an "A" grade! Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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often contradictory notions that one can become consciously aware of the limitations of ones own beliefs and thinking and work for a more balanced and defensible understanding of the truth,
as well as, more importantly, a more authentic expression of the self, freed from delusions and cultural trappings and biases. Platos view of human nature is derived from his
concept of a tripartite soul. Plato believes that humanity is driven by the competition of three fundamental appetites or desires; loosely, an appetite for wisdom and understanding, an appetite for
honor and social glory, and an appetite for physical and sensory pleasure. Plato argues that ones nature is determined by which of these appetites takes primacy over the others. In
people for whom the sensory appetite is the strongest drive, there is a tendency towards hedonism and perhaps introversion for example. In those for whom the social appetite is the
strongest, there is a tendency to more readily engage in social pursuits such as politics, or respectable positions in social institutions such as the military, the church, or academia. For
those who value wisdom above all else, however, there is a tendency towards endless conscious self-reflection and growth. Platos own view is that the appetite for wisdom is the most
noble of the possible forces that can drive humanity, and as such, the one which should rightfully take primacy. Marxs view of human nature, by contrast, is defined in
his concept of "species-being". For Marx, "species-being" refers to the natural and proper state of a species in the context of the world as a whole. The "natural and proper"
state of a species has to do with the fulfillment of the natural capacities with which the species is endowed. For Marx, this means that the natural state of humans
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