Intellectual Heritage Flashcards
1
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Humanist Theory
A
People are inherently free and have natural rights
2
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Free Will
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Rejects the prevailing idea that supernatural powers and the will of God are the primary force behind all human behaviour, including crime
3
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Hedonism
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Human behaviour is guided by pleasure seeking and pain avoidance
4
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Education and Enlightenment
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Belief in power of human reason and logic; critic of harsh and barbaric government
