Question

Some Enlightenment thinkers felt that individuals preserving current resources and transforming them into assets was a good thing for society. Part of the thinking was that this opportunity would encourage individuals to work to build up society. In the eyes of the Enlightenment thinkers, this system

a. helps preserve wealth for future generations.
b. acceptably fosters inequality through the emergence of private property.
c. improves social capital.
d. serves to improve human capital for more people.

Answer 1

Answer: b. acceptably fosters inequality through the emergence of private property.

Explanation:

The human societies have been diversified on the basis of the religion, cast, creed and ethnicity. But the another way to diversify the human society is to compare individuals on the basis of their wealth and possessions.

According to the given situation, the enlightenment thinkers are encouraging the individuals to preserving the assets will help to build up the society. This is likely to develop inequality between the people of the society. This will create discrimination among people on the basis of wealth.