Contractionalists Flashcards
(32 cards)
Social contraction; people join;sign to follow the rules; by doing this, they are allowed to stay in a civil society; everyone must observe it
Rouseau
People controlling the state, oppress the bulk of the people
Rouseau
Models it after the greeks
Rouseau
In the greek city state, the individual participated actively, and because they did, it revealed the tension between the government and the people natural rights
Rouseau
The contract exists only between the people themselves.
Rouseau
You need a general will; will act as a true absolute power.
Rouseau
When people in the state give up their natural liberty, their combined individual will to create the general will”
Rouseau
Believed people come to an agreement by themselves and calls this a social contract
Rouseau
Said man will come together out of self interest
Hobbes
Submit to a king even a bad one to keep anarchy away
“People out to submit themselves to an. Absolute political authority”
Hobbes
Man should not dispute sovern power, and under any circumstance, and no circumstance should you rebel
Hobbes
Each person in the state of nature has a liberty right to preserve herself
This means that everyone has the right to do whatever you judge to preserve themselves
Hobbes
People now live in fear of others may, sighting the right of nature may invade them
If they live in this fear, man may plan an attack to strike first in defense of themselves
Hobbes
Kids only are obedient for their nurturing
Hobbes
the state of nature is a miserable state of war, in which none of our important human ends are realized
Hobbes
He understands the means of peace are good, but it is not necessarily going to be there
Hobbes
He agrees with the golden rule
If you don’t want to be treated bad, then don’t treat others bad
Hobbes
17th century thinker
Locke
State of nature is not bad, people live in equality”
Locke
People wanted property
Locke
They formed a contract
Called it a civil society
“People wanted to secure life, liberty, and property”
Social contract is separate from the state; only with the people not government
Locke
Talks about religion
Locke
You have earthly judges
“These earthly people cannot evaluate truth claims of these religious standpoints”
“If they could, enforcing a single religion would not work, because you cannot force people to believe
“Coercing religious uniformity would lead to more social disorder than allowing diversity”
Locke
Property has value
“Property is a nature right, and it is derived from labor”
“Nature on its own provides little value on society”
“Goods produced by nature have little value, unless combine with labor that produces the value”
Locke