Our lives are "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short”
What is Thomas Hobbes?
An individualist would strongly oppose this type of rule
What is absolute monarchy?
According to this principle, the law is applied blindly regardless of who the person is.
What is the rule of law?
The duty of each citizen to help the less fortunate and those in poverty is based on this collective concept
What is Economic Equality
"Man is born a tabula rasa"
What is John Locke
An individualist believes that society functions best when it allows people ____ with one another
What is compete?
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke disagreed over this
What is the state of nature?
The Enlightenment
What is adherence to collective norms?
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"
What is Rousseau?
Shrek's swamp is an example of what individualism based concept?
What is Private Property?
This theory states that we give up our absolute freedoms in order to function in society
What is Social Contract Theory?
A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
What is Ideology
The collectivist side of the political spectrum
Left-wing
“Revolt is the right of the people.”
What is John Locke
economic freedom or laissez-faire capitalism
Tries to reconcile freedom of the individual with the authority of the state
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Holding the whole group responsible for the actions of individuals (or individual groups) within the group
Collective Responsibility
Collectivist based governments would do this during times of national crisis, such as wild truck convoy protests
What is restrict freedoms and liberties
“I may disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it”.
Who is Voltaire?
These 2 individualist ideas support the capitalist idea that decisions made in your own best interests will benefit society as a whole.
What is self-interest and economic freedom
"History will be kind to me for I intend to write". This is an example of which characteristic of ideology
Interpretations of History