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  • Essay / Are humans alienated by essence - 1176

    Cicero believed that humans were not alienated by essence, he thought on the contrary, all were connected by God and his divine law and plan. By following divine law, humans could achieve what was intended for humanity. The scholar claimed that through a unifying universal force, humans had a sense of unity in their essence and who they were. He claimed that a common good could be achieved if enough efforts were made.2. Who should govern? The lawyer and scholar believed that there should be a universal government ruling the people, this government would be ruled by a mixture of the three classes. He claims that a monarchy would be the ideal rule, but this is extremely unrealistic because all humans reason the same way. By establishing a mixed form of government, people would feel more connected to the laws and more personally responsible for respecting them if they had participated in their creation. Furthermore, all people would be considered equal before the law, because all have equal abilities and, through efforts, a common good can be achieved; the only thing that differentiates humans is the variety of their gifts, other than that there is no variation. A person's economic status in no way defines their ability to lead. For all groups participating in government, there are no idle citizens who are not part of the