Compare and contrast St. Thomas Aquinas’s view of the purpose of government with Fredrick Engels’s view of the purpose of government.

St. Thomas Aquinas believed that the government was a positive force that worked for the interest of all in the society by promoting justice, while Friedrich Engels believed that the government whose role was to remove social classes and segregation was being influenced by the rich in the society to exploit the poor.

Explanation:

St. Thomas Aquinas had a very positive view of government. He explained that government promoted the course of justice in the society by working for the common good of all. He also maintained that individuals and government should not steal. To achieve justice, government could tax its citizens.  

Friedrich Engels on the other hand believed that the rich in the society were coercing the government to work in their favor, thus exploiting the poor. That was why he was an avid supporter of Karl Marx seeking a communist society.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.