Social Organization
Is the way a group of people relate to one another: laws, who does what in society, working together for a common goal
What is Social organization?
patterns of ideas, beliefs, and values which are used to understand reality
What is a Paradigm?
This person believed that if people were left alone without government that they would constantly fight
Thomas Hobbes
A market where all goods can be bought and sold without controls is called the
Free Market
Galileo Galilei came up for this theory of the universe where planets rotated around the sun, and that the earth was not the center of the universe
The heliocentric model
Why do humans live in societies?
because they can best satisfy their needs and wants by working with other members of society.
the action taken by the government to address a particular public issue
What is public policy?
Thought people were generally good, responsible and cooperative. Rulers should stay in power as long as they had consent of the people that they governed.
John Locke
The belief that a rule, institution or leader has the right to govern
Legitimacy
Denis Diderot compiled the first ___________. In attempt to free the minds of men from prejudice.
The Encyclopedia
an agreement between the rulers and the ruled
What is a social contract?
the ability to use resources, numbers, and/or organizations to coerce individuals and groups to accept a decision.
What is force?
Motesquieu
These people searched for natural laws to explain economics.
The physiocrats
Relies on experiments and observations. Reason is used to interpret results of these observations, math is then used to prove theories.
The Scientific Method
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power
What is politics?
comes from the acceptance by society of the right by some individual or group to make and carry out decisions
What is authority?
Believed in common sense, religious toleration, and freedom of thought. "I do not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Voltaire
This type of monarch was an 18th-century absolute ruler who implemented reforms inspired by Enlightenment ideals, focusing on rationality, progress, and public good
An Enlightened Monarch
Writers and thinkers who gathered in Paris to discuss social issues of their time where called:
the control of resources, Numbers, Organizations or Information
Power
is based on respect for the individual making the decision because of factors like wealth, charisma, special abilities, intellectual capacity, and/or strength of character.
What is influence?
Believed that human nature was good, and society has corrupted people. Created the idea of the "Noble Savage" of someone who lives in a natural state, free from influence of civilization.
the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects
Divine right of kings
Where wealthy women held formal gatherings, at which writers, musicians, painters and philosophers presented works and exchanged ideas.
What were Salons?