Ideology Flashcards
What is ideology?
A lens which we see the world through.
Our beliefs.
What is individualism?
A belief meaning one person is more important that society.
What is collectivism?
A belief which believes that society is most important.
The frog and the scorpion.
A story about a frog and scorpion that teaches about humans and how they cannot control their passions.
What is the NRA?
National rifle association
Principals of Collectivism.
P ublic property
A dherance to norms
C ollective interest
C ooperation
C ollective responsibility
E conomic equality
Principals of individualism
P rivate property
R ule of law
I ndividual rights and freedoms
C ompetition
E conomic freedom
S elf interest
Who is Thomas Hobbes? What is his ideology?
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. He believed that man is divided between passion and reason, However passion often dominates. He believed humans are equal because we can all kill each other. Unless humans agree to having an ABSOLUTE MONARCH, they are forced to live in a free for all.
Who is John Locke? What is his ideology?
Commonly known as the “father of liberalism”, John Locke believed that humans are rational and good because they were created by god.
He also believed that humans are all equal for this same reason. God has legitimate authority since he is our creator. But no human has authority over another. Humans still come into conflict so they do need government, but very limited. The government only exists to help humans. If the government becomes tyrannical, the people can overpower and destroy it.
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau? What was his ideology?
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a Geneva philosopher. Jean believed that humans are essentially good because they have pity. He believed that humans were not designed to live in groups and society corrupts humans by comparison. Jean believed that the best role of government is to follow the “general will”. this means that like Hobbes, the individual must surrender their equality. but unlike Hobbes, the individual surrenders to the collective.
The second amendment to the U.S. constitution grants Americans the right to do what?
The right to bear arms.
The Canadian charter of rights and freedoms guarantees this right.
Swinging fists, or the harm principle. (Think of J.S Mills).
Ideas of Collectivism.
-Stresses interdependence and the importance of a collective.
-Emphasizes group goals and the common good over individual goals or gain. Society is more important than any individual
-Society is natural and necessary to humans.
-Indigenous perspective
Communism, socialism, fascism, environmentalism.
Ideas of individualism.
-Stresses the importance of individual freedom. and self reliance Is solely responsible for one’s own well-being.
-The individual is more important than the collective.
- The Individual is rational and good so they should have Maxximum freedom.
-The government should serve the individual.
Capitalism, laissez-faire, liberalism, libertarianism, anarchism
The invisible hand.
A term created by Adam Smith about self interested individuals operating through a system of mutual interdependence in a free market economy.
