Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
(15 cards)
Classic Conservatism
A political ideology that maintains that unrestrained individual human reason cannot take the place of long-standing traditional institutions.
Agreement Reality
Things that we believe are real even though we have never directly experienced them through our five senses.
Classic liberalism
A political ideology that emphasizes the belief that people should generally be free from the governmental constraints or interference.
Communism
A political ideology that advocates, via revolution, a classless, socialist society in which justice and fairness for the whole prevail over the interests of individuals.
Conceptual Frameworks
The personal experiences, and expectations that we all use to make sense of the world.
Democratic Socialism
A political ideology that advocates for a socialist state through democratic means.
Experiential Reality
Things we experience through our 5 senses
Fascism
A political ideology that urges for supremacy and purity of one group of people or nationality in a society.
Idealist Period
Two decades between world wars that were marked by the effort to envision and attain a perfectly peaceful world.
Imperialism
The extension of an empire’s or nation’s rule or authority over foreign countries, or the acquisition and holding of colonies and dependencies for the purpose of economic gain.
League of Nations
An international institution created after WW1 that attempted to bring nations together to peacefully resolve conflict in a form of collective security.
Karl Marx
A German economist, theorist, sociologist, and philosopher most notable for criticizing capitalism and advocating for communism, a classless, collective socialist society.
Reform Liberalism
A political ideology that argues that within a capital system, government should play a role in regulating the economy and removing major inequalities.
Adam smith
An English economist, whose Wealth of Nations argued that individual rational free choices in a fee market are the ideal way to foster efficient economic activity.
Socially Responsible investing
The purchasing of stock in corporations or the acquiring of proxy votes from willing corporate stockholders by groups seeking to change or influence the direction of corporate policies.
