Studied by 5 peopleHobbes (guardians and auxiliaries)
ordered society provides the structure we need to tame our naturally corrupt behaviour
Aristotle (justice in the state and individual)
also believed that humans have a soul with different elements to it
Aristotle (women and the family)
without our private family units love for each other would be “watered down”
Augustine and Aquinas (the rules of war)
some parallels to plato’s views in war e.g., enemies should not be disproportionately harmed
Hobbes (the philosopher ruler)
we submit our will to that of the sovereign and by electing them we indicate our consent for them to be the authority over us. society needs rulers that we can trust to do the best for us - but Hobbes believes they should be elected
kant (the philosopher ruler + the forms)
absolutist philosopher who believed in the existence of objective truth
hume (the philosopher ruler + the forms)
knowledge comes through the senses not from absolutes
descartes (the education of the philosopher)
rationalist philosopher who was also a mathematician - shows link between the two subjects
Marx (imperfect societies)
opposing societies that accumulate wealth and don’t allow citizens to have voice
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