Related Issue #1 People Flashcards
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What was Karl Marx’s Ideology?
Dialetical materialism, Socialism, COmmunism
What were Karl Marx’s ideas?
- developed ideas about property ownership, market forces,class structure.
- Saw Capitalism as a system that alienates workers who do not own the means of production and are forced by the rulng class to sell their labour in which results in a lowered creativity and human potential
- ideas also included nationalization of resources and centralized decision making
What was Thomas Hobbe’s ideology?
Absolutism
What were Thomas Hobbe’s ideas?
He believed that human nature is chracterized by fear, violence, and extreme self-interest (Extreme Individualism). And that in order to create security individuals need to give up their freedom to the control of a leader or a monarchy.
What was Fredrich Engel’s ideology?
Marxism
What were Frederich Engel’s ideas?
He advocated an end to poor working conditions (ex. child labour, long hours, etc) in factories and believed that education and freedom were needed to avoid the societal corruption brought on by capitalism (ex. poverty, crime, etc)
What was Aristotle’s ideology?
Costitutional democracy
What were Aristotle’s ideas?
Believed that government enabled individuals to become self-sufficient and to realize their potential. The purpose of government was to provide for its citizens (guaranteed by a constitution) a nd taht was reasonable differences in wealth were acceptable.
What was Robert Owen’s ideology?
Utopian socialism
What were Robert Owen’s ideas?
He advocated an end to poor working conditions (ex. child labour, long hours, etc) in factories and believed that education and freedom were needed to avoid the societal corruption brought on by capitalism (ex. poverty, crime, etc)
What was John Locke’s ideology?
Empiricism and Political Liberalism
What were John Locke’s ideas?
That people are rational, intelligent and reasonable, he also believed that the source of power was the poeple themselves. The only reason government exists is to protect life, liberty, and property. Popular consent is required in a democracy
What was Theodore Roosevelt’s ideology?
Modern Liberalism, Progressivism
What were Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas?
True democracy includes protections for political rights, suffrage, conservation of human resources, social justice,, worker protections (welfare capitalism)
What was Thomas Moore’s ideology?
Utopian socialism, humanitariansim
What were Thomas Moore’s ideas?
He advocated for communal ownership, equal and just distribution of goods. Abolishing private property and the use of money would result in an ideal society without the fear of poverty, hunger, and homelessness
What was Frederich Hayek’s ideology?
Neoclassical Liberalism, Monatarism
What were Frederich Hayek’s ideas?
He opposed collectivist systems because ‘in oder for a collectivist society to function government would have to maintain an excessive level of control of economic lives of citizens resulting in a loss of freedom adn while central planning could control the supply of goods, it did not take into account the demand of them’
What was Milton Friedman’s ideology?
Supply side economics, Monetarism
What were Milton Friedman’s ideas?
Control of a country’s money supply is the best means to encourage economic growth and limit unemployment and inflation. The money supply is controlled through the regulation of interest rates
What was Plato’s ideology?
Totalitarianism, Elitism
What were Plato’s ideas?
Communities are best served by individuals doing what they do best, as society develops there will be a need for a ruling class of philosopher kings to govern in the interests of society
What was Edmun Burke’s ideology?
Classical conservatism, Elitism
What were Edmund Burke’s ideas?
He established institutions run by educated people, a hierarchy, a limited electorate, combined with leadership taht took responsibility for the welfare of the uneducated masses, was necessary to prevent radical or revolutionary change that destabilizes the state
