philosophers Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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ruling is a science and you have to be trained how to do it

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Plato

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2
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a good government is merely one that follows the laws

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Plato

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3
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the best government mixed monarchy and democracy

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Plato

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4
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good government has a constitution even if it is unwritten

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Aristotle

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5
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a constitution includes shared understandings of life and the purpose of government

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Aristotle

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6
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natural law is the result of humans reasoning and an innate sense of justice

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Cicero

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7
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any law not rooted in natural law is invalid

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Cicero

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8
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natural law is gods design for each creature to act in proscribed ways

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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9
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only humans have free will and the ability to reason

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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10
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humans fundamental inclination is to find gods presence

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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11
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humans apply gods rules to individual behaviors by way of conscience

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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12
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natural law is in every human heart and cannot be abolished for that reason

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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13
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emphasizes the practicality of government, rather than idealism

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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the ideal singular ruler (the prince) is decisive, bold, cruel when necessary, and takes a genuine interest in people

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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15
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Republics require an educated population, especially elites

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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16
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A republican government must be responsive to the people and able to adapt

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Niccolo Machiavelli

17
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In a state of nature, all men are born free, equal, and autonomous

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Thomas Hobbes

18
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Without a powerful central government, life is the “war of all versus all”

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Thomas Hobbes

19
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men create a social contract to live together peacefully

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Thomas Hobbes

20
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Purpose of government is to protect us from constant state of war and abuses of others

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Thomas Hobbes

21
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Major work is second treatise on government

22
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builds on Hobbes idea of all men being free and equal in state of nature

23
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men create social contracts to avoid the “inconveniences” of independence

24
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sovereignty is temporarily granted to government: can always be withdrawn

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emphasis on rule of law, majoritarianism, and separation of powers
John Locke
26
argues the people have right to revolt against an unjust government
John Locke
27
democracy is corrupted by a spirit of inequality- the acceptance that legally some are better than others
Baron de Montesquieu
28
democracy is corrupted by demands for complete equality in all matters
Baron de Montesquieu
29
emphasis on tripartite government: three branches are legislative, judicial, and executive
Baron de Montesquieu
30
sovereignty always remains with the people it is not granted to government
Jean Jacques Rousseau
31
republican citizens must be trained in public virtue, well educated, and of relatively similar wealth
Jean Jacques Rousseau
32
his emphasis on the importance of education in a free people led to calls for public schooling
Jean Jacques Rousseau
33
government rests on utility and self interest, not consent of the people
David Hume
34
ideals of justice are based on what is useful to us: it is "just" if it serves our interest and "unjust" if it hurts us
David Hume
35
factions lead to revolutions and civil wars
David Hume
36
most government is the result of conquest and force, not consent of the people
David Hume