Philosophers Views On Government Flashcards
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Thomas Hobbes
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All human selfish and wicked
2
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John Locke
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People reasonable and moral; natural rights
3
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Montesquieu
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Political liberty; separation of powers
4
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Rousseau
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Individual freedom; direct democracy; created social contact
5
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Voltaire
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Advocated for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious beliefs, freedom of speech.
6
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Beccaria
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Laws for social order, not crimes; didn’t like torture or the death penalty
7
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Wollstonecraft
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Women equality
8
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Aristotle and Ptolemy
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Earth in the center of the universe