L1: Politics & Figures Flashcards
He wrote “The Republic” with Socrates (and friends)
Plato
This means city-state.
Politikos
This means “to descend to hell”.
Katabino
This is a port city in Athens.
Piraeus
“Man by nature is a _____ _____.” - Aristotle
Political Animal
Politics is tied to the idea of _______.
Community
Aristotle claims the people have “an ______ towards partnership.”
Impulse
We no longer live in city-states but _____.
Nation-states
He defines that the government is an arena of politics.
Miller
He says that the government is any activity that involves power.
Lasswell
He says that politics is the heart of all collective social activity.
Leftwich
It is a branch of social science that deals with the study of power in government and society.
Political Science
It follows the ____ methodology in the investigation of human behavior in relation to politics.
Scientific
Aristotle considered this as the highest of akl social organization.
The State
- He wrote “the Leviathan”
- He constructed the early concept of “Social Constract Theory”
- He claimed that life without the government is a chaotic anarchy.
Thomas Hobbes
- He believed that statesmanship was not just for everyone/anyone, but decision-making should be monopolized by the Philosopher-King.
Plato
A ruler who governs on the basis of morality and philosophy.
Philosopher-King
Advocated for the separation of powers in government to prevent corruption.
Baron de Montesquieu
- Man by nature were free and had rights to life, liberty, and property as given by the government
- Expanded on the Social Contract Theory: emphasizing that government’s power comes from the consent of the governed
- Government is the result of a contract between the people and the ruler
John Locke
- He believed humans are naturally good but corrupted by society
- Argued for a government-bassed on the “general will” of the people to achieve the common guy
- “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”
John Jacques-Rousseau
