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32 Cards in this Set
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Absolutism |
Form of government in which the monarch has complete control. Examples include Russia under Peter the Great in France under Louis the 14th |
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Anarchism |
The belief and political movement holding that the absence of government is better than any form of government yet conceived |
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Anti-semitism |
A belief the Jewish people are inferior and worthy of discrimination |
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Capitalism |
Economic system in which the means of production is controlled by private individuals who engage in business turn a profit and who's competition created the best makes up for consumers. This is the development of Adam Smith's laissez-faire principles outlined in his definition of capitalism, an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of Nations |
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Colonialism |
An idea tied to imperialism in which a mother country controls colonies for economic growth, political power, and military bases |
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Communism |
An economic systemthat puts all power in the hands of the government ostensibly to manage the country for the good of the people.original ideas and Karl Marx's. It was butchered in Russia by Lenin and his successors who built a communist society that diverged greatly from Marxism and had not met Marx's requirements for the revolution |
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Conservatism |
The idea that change is bad and should be slowed or fought completely |
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Cubism |
Artistic movement that succeeded Impressionism and surrealism led by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in which subjects were morphed into geometric shapes on the canvas |
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Deism |
The belief that all powerful entity created the universe with rules and stepped back to watch at work |
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Enlightened despotism |
Absolutely will justified by the monarchs paternalistic outlook for the best interests of his or her people. It was used to rationalize and organize several states from the top down during the age of the enlightenment. Examples include Catherine the great, Frederick the great, and Joseph the second of Austria |
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Existentialism |
20th-century philosophy where in each individual is thought to be responsible for adding meaning to his or her existence |
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Fascism |
A governmental national system in which the state and big business partners eliminate worker right and any resistance to governments or corporate power. It is also sometimes called nationalism on steroids |
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Humanism |
The ideal of human possibilities that came from the revival of Greco Roman literature and other artistic works was an important influence in the Renaissance and continues to influence the liberal view today |
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Idealism |
Plateau first define this as a system of belief that relies on the mental plane rather than the material one. It has come to mean belief in the idea that one can make the world better and that things can work out well |
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Impressionism |
Artistic movement beginning in France with Monet in which an impression of the scene infused with the painters emotionless depicted; it was a reaction to realism and the invention of photography |
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Individualism |
The idea that the desires of each person are important and that every person is important and that neither the state nor other individuals have the right to subvert any individual's desire |
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Liberalism |
Political philosophy originating in the 19 century based upon the idea that political change to make society better than what it has been. This idea originally supported democratic rule, Laissez faire economic practices and the removal of the corn acts and also lead to utilitarianism in the reform movement |
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Marxism |
The adherence to the communist theory devised by Marks and angles in which the state owns the means of production and citizens contributes what they are capable of to society while society gives to each citizen what he or she needs |
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Materialism |
The philosophical belief that only the tangible is real |
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Mercantilism also known as bullionism |
Do economic system of trade based upon the movies they national economy must be strong self-sufficient. Focused on a favorable balance of trade in which a nation exports more than imports. It was meant to result in an accumulation of bouillon. |
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Naturalism |
Literary movement of the early 20th-century recognize the human struggle with nature and humans as typified by Emile Zola |
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Positivism |
Auguste Comte's contribution to philosophy states that ideas must be tested and became the basis for modern critical thinking in the social sciences |
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Realism |
Artistic movement of the late 19th century the horrors of every day life for the common person. Grew out of romanticism |
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Radicalism |
Movement that began in England were people called for immediate universal male suffrage, but it eventually came to be associated with any movement calling for rapid significant change |
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Relativism |
The idea of the truth is not absolute but rather subjective;it maintains that the basisfor judgment depends on the events, people, or circumstances surrounding the given situation |
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Republicanism |
Idea that people should be ruled through representative democracy in a republic |
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Romanticism |
Artistic movement of the mid to late 19 century that depicted the beauty of nature and lamented it's passing as the Industrial Revolution began; scenes of industrial waste as well as common workers ravaged by the pace of change were popular in graphic and written arts alike |
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Social Darwinism |
The ideas of Darwins evolution apply to the classes, implying that those of the top were more fit rather than better connected |
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Socialism |
Idea that the government should manage the economy or aspects of the economy for the good of the people. |
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Totalitarianism |
The idea that the government can and should control all aspects of the lives of its citizens, leaving them futures is in life. It was practice for Stalin and Hitler |
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Utilitarianism |
Jeremy Bentham's idea of the "greatest good for the greatest number" led to running water throughout England and eventually the world |
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Zionism |
The idea that the Jewish people should have a national home and in Israel |
