Hobbes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PLSC 001 Exam 1 PSU Questions and Answers 100% Pass Government - Answer- Any system for implementing decisions made through a political process Politics - Answer- Process of determining what government does Philosophy - Answer- the study of the fundamental nature of reality, knowledge, and how to live (also translated to the love of wisdom) Political Philosophy (Theory) - Answer- part of ethics, ethics applied to groups of people. Asks what the government should be doing. Metaphysics - ...

PLSC 001 Exam 1 PSU Questions and Answers 100% Pass Government - Answer- Any system for implementing decisions made through a political process Politics - Answer- Process of determining what government does Philosophy - Answer- the study of the fundamental nature of reality, knowledge, and how to live (also translated to the love of wisdom) Political Philosophy (Theory) - Answer- part of ethics, ethics applied to groups of people. Asks what the government should be doing. Metaphysics - ...

Ethics Exam 3 Questions with All Correct Answers Thomas Hobbes book - Answer-Leviathan The Devine right of kings - Answer-A king is the Gods servant on earth Hobbes idea of natural means - Answer-Everyone is on the same level, even the weakest person could take out the strongest in some way. If someone is string in some areas, and weak in others, there are people who are strong in that persons weak areas. Happiness - Answer-felicity Continuous progress of desire - Answer-Striving t...

HONORS GOVERNMENT EXAM 1Where does sovereignty rest in a dictatorship? a. With a small group or a single person b. With the people c. With the legislatureThis answer is incorrect. d. With the courts - correct answer a According to Hobbes's theory on human nature people always act... a. for the betterment of their community. b. in their own self interest. c. as their government wishes them to act. d. in order to help those around them. - correct answer b The key difference between ...

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WGU C963 Objective Assessment Superset Test Bank Updated with complete solution Major contributors to social contract theory - ANSWER Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - ANSWER We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment...

What did Aristotle and Plato believe about political science? - It would lead to order in political matters and that this organized order would create stable, just societies How did Thomas Aquinas influence political study? - He adapted the ideas of Aristotle to a Christian perspective. Focused on having certain rights and responsibilities. Laid the groundwork for what would become modern constitutionalism. How did Niccolo Machiavelli influence political study? - He wrote The Prince and was...

Government - Answer-The formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted. Citizen - Answer-Member of the political community to whom certain rights and obligations are attached. Politics - Answer-The study of who gets what, when and how; or how policy decisions are made. European Union - Answer-An association of European nations formed for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Aristotle's Classification of Government - Answer-Who pa...

natrual rights - Answer- Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - Answer- 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - Answer- Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - Answer- involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a re...

General Political Theory (4 major purposes of a govt) correct answers -ensuring national security -providing public services -ensuring social order -making decisions regarding the economy 4 main theories regarding origin of the state correct answers -evolutionary (from family structure to govt structure) -by force -divine right -social contract (allowing yourself to be governed in return for protection) greek philosophers who believed scientifically organized order in political matte...