Foundations of Political Philosophy: Key Questions
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According to the Enlightenment Philosophers, what is the primary purpose of the society?

  • To establish a totalitarian regime
  • To promote the good of the individual (correct)
  • To create a communistic state
  • To protect the Common Good

    • What is the core idea of Collectivism in Thomas Aquinas' political philosophy?

  • The individual and society are equal
  • The individual is prior to the society
  • The state is superior to the individual
  • The society is prior to the individual (correct)

    • What is the primary goal of the Christian response to the individual-state debate?

  • To promote individualism
  • To avoid both Totalitarianism and Individualism (correct)
  • To create a communistic state
  • To establish a totalitarian regime

    • What is the key concept in Maritain's Personalism?

    <p>The human being is a Person with absolute dignity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What document did Christian Democrats defend in 1948?

    <p>The Universal Declaration of Human Rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental concept in the philosophy of Hobbes and Rousseau?

    <p>The individual is prior to the society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary criticism of Totalitarianism in the Christian response?

    <p>It prioritizes the state over the individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the phrase 'Society is for man and not vice versa'?

    <p>It prioritizes the individual over the society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the primary characteristic of a state without any government?

    <p>A state of constant danger and war of all against all</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between Hobbes' and Rousseau's conceptions of creating a state from the 'state of nature'?

    <p>Hobbes believed in abandoning liberty to an absolute monarch, while Rousseau believed in a social contract that preserved liberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central idea of the modern concept of the 'state of nature'?

    <p>The idea that human beings are independent and self-sufficient individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary question being addressed in the discussion of the 'state of nature'?

    <p>Is government something natural for human beings?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Aristotle's conception of human beings in relation to the state?

    <p>Human beings are 'political animals' and being in a state is their natural state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of Aristotle's conception of human beings as 'political animals'?

    <p>There is no such thing as a 'state of nature' of the individual alone and independent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reason for Aristotle's assertion that human beings are 'political animals'?

    <p>Because of their nature as rational animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern in determining the best form of government according to the text?

    <p>The purpose of government in general</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the implication of Aristotle's classification of governments?

    <p>Virtuous rulers lead to good government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary distinction between the 'state of nature' and the state of being in a government?

    <p>The presence or absence of individual freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between ancient and modern perspectives on government?

    <p>Ancient Greeks relied on the virtues of the ruler, while modern times rely on the constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental question underlying the debate about the best form of government?

    <p>What is the purpose of government?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the implication of Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good and Bad Government?

    <p>Government has a significant impact on citizens' lives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying assumption of the question 'what is the best form of government?'

    <p>We can know which government is good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern of the second question of political philosophy?

    <p>Why should we have a government at all?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the virtues of the ruler and the quality of government?

    <p>The virtues of the ruler determine the quality of government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main argument for updating Aristotle's views on the participation in the State?

    <p>Everyone with the same rational nature should have the same participation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main principle of Collectivism?

    <p>The individual is just a part of the society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of Common Good in Aristotle's philosophy?

    <p>The good of the society as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main criticism of Aristotle's views on slavery and sexism?

    <p>He did not apply his principle of rational nature consistently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the extreme form of collectivism mentioned in the text?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of the book mentioned in the text that illustrates the concept of totalitarianism?

    <p>Darkness at Noon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea of Individualism?

    <p>The good of the individual is the ultimate good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between Collectivism and Individualism?

    <p>Collectivism prioritizes the good of the society, while Individualism prioritizes the good of the individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the foundation of Maritain's personalism?

    <p>The Christian notion of Person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary criticism of Maritain's personalism by some Catholic philosophers?

    <p>It is a form of liberal individualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central question in the context of updating Aristotle's philosophy?

    <p>What is the priority of the state or the individual?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying assumption in the question of the universality of political government?

    <p>Human beings are by nature living in societies with governments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of Maritain's personalism in relation to the flourishing of the individual?

    <p>The membership in a flourishing society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criticism of Maritain's personalism in relation to the common good?

    <p>It goes against the common good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central issue in the debate between liberal individualism and Maritain's personalism?

    <p>The priority of the individual or the state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of ethnology in the context of updating Aristotle's philosophy?

    <p>It helps in understanding the universality of political government</p> Signup and view all the answers

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