People Flashcards
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John Locke
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- Monarchs arent chosen by God
- Consent of the governed for protection of natural rights (life, liberty, and property)
- Opposed authoritarianism
- Democracy
Book: Two treaties on gov
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Adam Smith
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- Capitalism
- Does not agree with a lot of government intervention in economy
- supports free market economy
3
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Voltaire
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- Religious toleration
- Separation of church and states
- Freedom of speech
Book: Candide
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Rousseau
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Government is a contract between rulers and people (social contract)
Book: The social contract
- Ppl r good but are corrupted by civilization and society
- private property and ownership of land led to jealousy and corruption
- citizens should make laws directly
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Baron De Montesquieu
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- State must have central authority to manage behaviour
- Humans look to gov for self protection
Book: The spirit of laws
- political liberalism
- separation of powers; executive, legislative, judicial
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Thomas Hobbes
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- Best form of gov includes separation of powers
- Supports social contract, people give up freedoms for security
Book: Leviathan
7
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Edmund Burke
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- believes that educated ppl can have control over uneducated ppl.
- educated ppl would be ppl with knowledge of duties towards the country and ppl with experience and wisdom
- uneducated ppl r not informed enough to control the affairs of a country
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John Stuart Mill
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- Protection of individual freedom and promotion of individual decision making
- limitations on individual are implied when protection of others is needed (can do what you want, but can’t harm others)
- advocate free speech
- believes that utilitarianism is the foundation of morals, actions are right bcs they promote overall human happiness
