HUMAN NATURE Flashcards
(11 cards)
WHAT IS THE ENLIGHTENMENT?
INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT IN EUROPE IN 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY EMPHASISING REASON, INDIVIDUALISM AND CHALLENGING OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY.
WHAT KEY BELIEFS DID THE ENLIGHEMENT INTRODUCE?
- INDIVIDUALS HAVE NATURAL RIGHTS THAT THE GOVT MUST PROTECT
- GOVT POWER DERIVES FROM THE PEOPLE AND NOT FROM DIVINE AUTHORITY.
HOW DID THE ENLIGHTENMENT INFLUENCE LIBERAL BELIFS ON FREEDOM?
FREEDOM SHOULD BE ROOTED ON THE EXERCISE OF REASON.
HOW DID THE ENLIGHTEMENT INFLUENCE LIBERALS BELIEFS ON HUMAN NATURE?
INHERENT RIGHTS ARE INALIENABLE AND GROUNDED IN HUMAN NATURE AND NOT GRANTED BY AUTHORITIES.
HOW DO CLASSIC AND MODERN LIBERALS DISAGREE ABOUT HUMAN POTENTIAL TO REASON?
CLASSIC BELIEVE IN NATURAL RATIONALITY AND HUMAN CAPABILITY TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES WITHOUT STATE INTERFERENCE WHEREAS MODERN BELIEVE THAT WHILE HUMANS R RATIONALITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS PREVENT RATIONALITY SO THE STATE HAS A ROLE IN HELPING DEVELOP RATIONALITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND FREEDOM.
HOW DO LIBERALS AGREE ON HUMAN NATURE?
- BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE RATIONAL
- NO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
HOW DO LIBERALS DISAGREE ON HUMAN NATURE?
- SELF INTERESTS VS ALTRUISM
- NATURAL RATIONALITY VS DEVELOPED RATIONALITY
WHY DO LIBERALS BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE RATIONAL?
ENLIGHTENMENT PERIOD CHAMPIONED REASON, EMPHASISING THE ABILITY OF HUMANS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN A WAY TO MAXIMISE UTILITY AND INDIVIUAL FREEDOM
WHY DO CLASSIC LIBERALS BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE R SELF INTERESTED?
STEMS FROM BELIEF IN EGOTISTICAL INDIVIDUALSIM - HUMANS PRIORITISE PURSUIT OF PERSONAL DESIRES WITH MINIMAL CONCERN FOR WIDER COMMUNITY.
WHY DO MODERN LIBERALS BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO THINK ABOUT OTHERS?
TH GREEN BELIEVES IN ALTRUISM - HUMANS CAN BE TAUGHT TO ACT IN WAYS TO CONSIDER THE WELFARE OF OTHERS - DEVELOPMENTAL INDIVIDUALISM VIA THE STATE REMOVING BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT.
