Unit 7 Flashcards
(43 cards)
What is socio-political philosophy?
The study of politics
What is Justice as Merit?
what you work for, that’s what you get
What was Plato’s idea about Justice as Merit? What was the philosophy behind his ideal state?
- if people work together each within their owns means and harmonize for justice
- epistemocracy
Explain Epistemocracy.
- People given certain statuses by different merit levels
- Gold – smart, responsible for administration
- Silver – warriors, protect city and good at following orders
- Bronze – everyone else, had individual rolls but are aware that they are the lower class
- Slaves – no authority
How would the justice system work in the “ideal state”?
Those who merit less get more justice
What are the two problems of epistemocracy?
- Easily corruptible
- Gold people have authority over everything, there is the “philosopher king” who gets the power by being in the gold race who is the most capable of ruling
- Seems to be “mean”
- assumes everyone is unequal, but doesn’t disprove that there is no equal should everyone, no matter the class system, deserve equal justice
What is Justice as Equality?
Everyone gets same opportunities for health, work, life, education, religion, etc.
What Justice is communism based off of?
Justice as Equality
What is equality defined as in Justice as Equality?
everybody gets what they need
What are the two kinds of Equalities? Explain them.
o Political Equality
-Everyone has the right to vote and run for offices
- Strict equality is needed in politics
o Economic Equality
- Everyone should have equal opportunity to apply for
positions that have higher salaries
- Everyone should be equally able to education
What is the main problem of Justice as Equality?
treats jobs that people can do easily the same as jobs who few people can do but are extremely difficult
What is Justice based on Liberty?
liberty is the most important value that society and government can promote
What Justice is anarchism based off of?
Justice as Liberty?
What is Justice in Welfare Liberalism?
- Government has maximum involvement in getting liberty for their citizens
- Canada after WWI (Great Depression)
- Laws and liberty must be fair to everyone - Kant’s Categorical Imperative
What is Justice in Classical Liberalism?
- Non-invasive government
- Watches out for and secures the needs of their people without stepping into their citizens’ lives
- Canada before WWI
What is the Authoritarian Family tree?
- from least control to most
1) Authoritarianism
2) Totalitarianism
3) Fascism
What is authoritarianism?
individual rights and freedoms are restricted by the ruler who uses political repression to maintain power, does not approve of opposition –> not all social and economic institutions are government controlled
What is Totalitarianism?
a government, run by a dictator, that requires extreme obedience, controls all political and social aspects, and promotes censorship
What is fascism?
extreme nationalism let be an exalted rules who uses violence and a strong military violence as a tool as well as censorship –> intense nationalism = Mussolini’s Italy and Nazi Germany
What is the socialist family tree?
- from least shared ownership to more
1) socialism
2) communism
3) egalitarianism
What is socialism?
managing the economy through government policies and collective ownership of some industries (i.e. agriculture) tries to rid inequalities
What is communism?
collective ownership of all property and production and distribution of goods
What is egalitarianism?
elimination of social inequalities through equalities in every aspect of society
What is capitalism?
production and distribution of goods is controls by the citizens or private companies
