Mihailo Markovic

Another basic characteristic of liberalism which constitutes a formidable obstacle to an oppressed group's liberation is its conception of human nature. If selfishness, aggressiveness, the drive to conquer and dominate, really are among defining human traits, as every liberal philosopher since Locke tries to convince us, the oppression in civil society__.e. in the social sphere not regulated by the state__s a fact of life, and the basic civil relationship between a man and a women will always remain a battlefield. Woman, being less aggressive, is then either the less human of the two and doomed to subjugation, or else she must get more power-hungry herself and try to dominate man. Liberation for both is not feasible.

Discovery of one__ self, of one__ specific individual powers and potential capacities, learning how to develop them and use them as a socialized human being that cares about the needs of other individuals__ould have to become the primary task of a new humanist education.