humans are selfish / humans are good Flashcards
provides social services
democratic government
free/open press and media
democratic government
very few if any social services
authoritarian government
free, fair, frequent elections
democratic government
government controlled press, censored media
authoritarian government
fake elections or no elections
authoritarian government
equal legal rights
democratic government
unequal legal rights
authoritarian government
courts free of political control
democratic government
courts under control of the government
authoritarian government
minorities often under attack
authoritarian government
minorities respected
democratic government
human life is “nasty, brutish, and short”
Tomas Hobbes
human nature is free and friendly
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
people surrender freedom to ruler
Tomas Hobbes
ruler has absolute power, backed by force
Tomas Hobbes
people can improve morally and mentally through society
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
revolt or resistance is not justified as long as the ruler protects the people
Tomas Hobbes
governments deserve to be obeyed as long as they follow common good
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
