Final 1 Flashcards by hannah palpant

The goal of politics

Pursue justice and the common good

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The goal of civics

To make you thoughtful responsible citizens

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The definition of politics

The discipline of resolving conflict by persuasion rather than force

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Definition of civics

Study of the duties and rights of citizenship

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Plato’s view of justice

Cephalus: speak truth, give what is owed
Polymarchus: do good to friends, harm to enemies
Thrasymachus: advantage of the stronger power
Glaucon: advantage of the stronger party, balance of just and unjust in a social contract
Socrates: doing ones duty faithfully

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Plato’s five names

Cephalus
Polymarchus
Thrasymachus
Glaucon
Socrates

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What is cephalus’ def of justice

Speak truth, give what is owed

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Who’s def of justice: speak truth, give what is owed

Cephalus

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Who’s def of justice: do good to friends, harm to enemies

Polymarchus

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Polymarchus def of justice

Do good to friends, harm to enemies

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Thrasymachus’s def of justice

Advantage of stronger power

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Who’s def of justice: advantage of stronger power

Thrasymachus

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Glaucon def of justice

Advantage of the stronger party, balance of just and unjust in a social contract

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Who’s def of justice: Advantage of the stronger party, balance of just and unjust in a social contract

Glaucon

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Socrates def of justice

Doing ones duty faithfully to obtain harmony

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Who’s def of justice: Doing ones duty faithfully to obtain harmony

Socrates

Augustine’s def of justice

Love serving God only and therefore ruling well all else

The three laws

Positive law
Natural law
Eternal law

Positive law

Concrete law

Natural law

Moral knowledge nature and can universally by human reason

Eternal law

Gods law

Realpolitik

Practical politics concerned with what is effective vs what is moral

Realpolitik

6 states of Aristotle:

Monarchy: tyranny
Aristocracy: oligarchy
Constitution: democracy

St Augustine’s goal of politics

Pursue justice and the common good

What is St. Thomas aquinas’s main contribution to political thought

Natural law: we can live together in harmony

What are the three chief ideas of Thomas Hobbes

State of nature Natural rights Social contract

Orwell’s 6 solutions for bad rhetoric

1. No figures of speech | 2. No long words

When are we most human from a biblical perspective

When we emulate Christ(he was the emergency human)

When are we most human from an Aristotle perspective?

Engaged in politics (man is a political animal)

What are the four chief ideas of John Locke

Natural rights Property State of nature Social contract

Thomas Hobbes def of state of nature

All are equal but in war to protect their own interest

Hobbes def of natural rights

The right or liberty to preserve ones own self

Hobbes def social contract

Agreement to mutually surrender rights to establish a peaceful society

According to Hobbes what is the natural state of humanity?

Life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.

How does Locke differ on Hobbes idea of the natural state of humanity

Men live together according to reason

What is the highest priority for a leader according to Machiavelli

To maintain power, glory and honor

Better to be feared or loved

Feared bc it is most logical and you can control fear not love