philosophers Flashcards
What type of government did Thomas Hobbs believe in?
Absolute monarch
why did Thomas Hobbs believe in that form of government?
because people are naturally wicked and because the purpose of government is to protect people from their naturally sinful nature.
Why is Thomas Hobbs’s form of government bad?
The monarch had absolute power and he did not bevel in divine so how would the monarch be chosen
what form of government did John Locke believe in?
limited monarch with the consent of the people.
Why did Locke believe in that form of government?
Government is to protect life, liberty, and property also because power comes from the consent of the people.
Why was the form of government that Locke believed in bad?
because the people can’t overthrow a corrupt monarch and he rejects divine right but still wants a monarchy
why did Montesquieu believe in this type of government?
because it will make the country more stable and a democracy will be to chaotic.
what type of government does Montesquieu believe in?
Limited Monarch
Why is Montesquieu’s form of government bad?
because he believes that woman can a say but they don’t belong in government and because the poor don’t get a say
what kind of government does Rousseau believe in?
Direct Democracy
why does Rousseau believe in his type of government?
because people have more freedom and because people can vote directly for laws.
why is Rousseau’s form of government bad?
because woman don’t get a say and because if people are corrupt then the whole government becomes corrupt.
what type of government does Wollstonecraft believe in?
republicanism.
why did Wollstonecraft believe this?
because monarchy is cruel to the poor and because woman should be in government
why is Wollstonecraft form of government bad?
because she believes people turn to God to much and because she only wants this because she is a feminist.
