Influential Theorists: Karl Marx And Cesare Beccaria
Influential Theorists
By: Joseph Riley
POS 2041- American Federal Government
Research Project Paper
Professor Jacks
Abstract
There are many people that influenced our system of government; Karl Marx and Cesare Beccaria happens to be two influential theorists who have done just that. Karl Marx and Cesare Beccaria were two theorists who basically believed that the system of the government was not healthy for the society and both created their own vision on how people were being treated by the government. Karl Marx created the (World Book Encyclopedia 237 M) which is of him expressing within his political essays in his bitter view that the economy is oppressing human beings and his belief that political action …show more content…
Upon arriving in Paris, it was clear that Beccaria did not fit in with the other enlightened intellectuals. They thought of his as “childish imbecile without backbone and unable of living away from his mother (Paoucci, pg xv). Beccaria left Paris without finishing his trip. After Paris he distanced himself from his friends also leaving “academy of fists” and went to Austria where he was not well known and worked quietly for the Austrian government. Away from the support of his friends, he never wrote anything else that was worthy of publication. Beccaria died in 1794. After his death his legend in France and England grew. Many people at that time thought that Beccaria was silenced by the suppression of a tyrannical government. They did not care to know or admit that he brought the silence upon himself. Beccaria is still remembered today as a father of classical criminal theory, and as a literally champion of the cause of humanity. His treatise, “On Crimes and punishments” had a large and lasting impact on the American Constitution, the Bill of Rights and our criminal justice system. So while he only wrote one worthy, published essay, his influence is still felt
By: Joseph Riley
POS 2041- American Federal Government
Research Project Paper
Professor Jacks
Abstract
There are many people that influenced our system of government; Karl Marx and Cesare Beccaria happens to be two influential theorists who have done just that. Karl Marx and Cesare Beccaria were two theorists who basically believed that the system of the government was not healthy for the society and both created their own vision on how people were being treated by the government. Karl Marx created the (World Book Encyclopedia 237 M) which is of him expressing within his political essays in his bitter view that the economy is oppressing human beings and his belief that political action …show more content…
Upon arriving in Paris, it was clear that Beccaria did not fit in with the other enlightened intellectuals. They thought of his as “childish imbecile without backbone and unable of living away from his mother (Paoucci, pg xv). Beccaria left Paris without finishing his trip. After Paris he distanced himself from his friends also leaving “academy of fists” and went to Austria where he was not well known and worked quietly for the Austrian government. Away from the support of his friends, he never wrote anything else that was worthy of publication. Beccaria died in 1794. After his death his legend in France and England grew. Many people at that time thought that Beccaria was silenced by the suppression of a tyrannical government. They did not care to know or admit that he brought the silence upon himself. Beccaria is still remembered today as a father of classical criminal theory, and as a literally champion of the cause of humanity. His treatise, “On Crimes and punishments” had a large and lasting impact on the American Constitution, the Bill of Rights and our criminal justice system. So while he only wrote one worthy, published essay, his influence is still felt