Philosophers
Who proposed the idea of a social contract?
John Locke
Adam Smith
Natural Liberty
Like animals, do whatever you want
Who proposed the idea of a 'City upon a hill'?
John Winthrop
For bonus 200 points--what did he mean by that?
Where is the review room?
HBLL 2218 (or directions on how to get there--for redemption)
This philosopher argued that humans are naturally good, but that institutions corrupt them.
Rousseau
Extends trade and eliminates the need for a coincidence of wants
Civil Liberty
Only the freedom to do good things
What were the key differences between John Cotton and Roger Williams?
What is a collective action problem?
Any situation where a group of people would be collectively better off if they could cooperate but find themselves unable to do so either because they cannot coordinate or because they have conflicting interests and goals
This philosopher believed humans were naturally self interested and brutish, and that there was no such thing as an innate moral good
Hobbes
Prevent coercion and fraud
Subsidize the creation of transportation networks to expand trade opportunities
Define and enforce property rights
Enforce exchange agreements
Provide money
Define opportunity cost
The cost of the next best alternative option
Pilgrims
What are the 4 solutions to collective action problems?
Selective incentives, political entrepreneurs, ideologies/belief systems, government coercion
What characteristics did greek philosophers like Plato prize?
Justice, wisdom, courage, temperance
How does Adam Smith use the term 'invisible hand' to describe the market?
"By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it”
Define Mercantilism
Who found a new strain of tobacco in Jamestown (and also married Pocahontas)?
John Rolfe
In the book Justice, the author Michael Sandel proposes that there are three values/aspects/ways of thinking about justice-what are they?
Freedom, virtue, and welfare (prosperity)
John Rawls, in describing how to design a good society, uses the term 'veil of ignorance'. What does this idea mean?
“If they did not know their own future position in that society—because of the veil of ignorance—they would be better able to devise the best kind of society.”
What is the law of comparative advantage?
Everyone is the low cost producer of something, and that is what they should specialize in.
Define telos
"the purpose, end, or essential nature"
Bonus 100 points--telos is part of who's idea of justice? (name of a philosopher)
Which 2 Christian theologians were the backbone of Puritan thinking?
Martin Luther and John Calvin
What are the four stages of the human predicament cycle?