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1. Give two examples of the tension between “human being and citizen” in the course. |
Dr. Stockmann feeling responsible for telling the truths about the baths and for not ruining the town’s economic stability, Creon following through and enforcing his edict and killing his son’s fiancé. |
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2. The chorus in “Antigone” does not act until the end of the play. Why? |
They don’t have political will until Teiresias predicts bad things will happen to Thebes. |
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3. What kind of people are those who observe “equity and justice”? |
Those who follow reason and respect the natural rights of others |
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4. According to the Fascists, to what is the fascist state similar? |
Nothing |
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5. What is the difference between Marx and Lenin in regard to the Communist party? |
Marx’s communist party was supposed to be large and transparent with the goal of educating the masses while Lenin’s was small, secretive and forced the revolution upon the masses. |
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6. According to Aristotle, what is the literal definition of polity? |
The regime. |
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7. Why does Socrates say it is unreasonable to fear death? |
Death is either eternal slumber or leads to the after life. |
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8. Why is the birth rate in the West going down? |
The cost of raising a child is going up. |
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9. How do Shakespeare and Aristotle differ in how to persuade people of their respective positions? |
Shakespeare writes poetry while Aristotle is more direct and writes treatises. |
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10. What “slumbers in the lap of social labor”? |
Productive forces. |
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11. Why does the invention of currency liberate selfishness? |
It overcomes the Law of Spoilage and allows people to save and accumulate money. |
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12. What is both a “sacred right and sacred duty,” according to the Fascists? |
To have and fight for one’s land. |
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13. How is family subordinated to Nazi principles? |
It is vital to Nazi prosperity to produce healthy and smart children. |
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14. Plato and Shakespeare agree about what limit of human beings? |
Human beings cannot understand the universe in its entirety, as it is infinite. |
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15. How does the central teaching of “Crito” help explain the need for exploitation? |
The central teaching of Crito is the Political Philosophy cannot exist without the Polis and therefore some people have to do physical labor to provide for the polis so intellects can live. |
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16. What problem does Aristotle see with either the rich or the poor ruling? |
If the rich rule they will rule only in their interest and attempt to maintain power and nearness to the treasury and if the poor rule they will be less educated and therefore will rule less effectively and in a less reasonable manner. |
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17. Why is it fair to say the Bourgeoisie has no intent to hurt or help anyone? |
They just want to make money. |
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18. What similarity might be observes between Communism and revealed religion? |
They see history as finite, ending with a paradise/ultimate equality. |
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19. Why is Captain Horster not as affected by the closing of the Baths as the other citizens of the town? |
He does not work for the baths, he works on a ship. |
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20. Why do Liberal Democracy, Communism, and Fascism all claim to be the most democratic movement? |
They all claim to be driven by the opinion of the masses because that generates positive popular opinion, which is the only way to have a regime in the modern world. |
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21. What is Martin Luther King asking the United States to do in regard to his “dream”? |
Fulfill its promises of equality in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. |
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22. Churchill wanted people to think that “this was their [the British] finest hour,” even if what? |
The British Empire lasted for 1000 years. |
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23. Who thought human beings were naturally political and who thought human brings were naturally apolitical? |
The ancients thought humans to be political and the moderns thought them apolitical. |
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24. Why did Plato write dialogues? |
He wrote dialogues that, though more like treatises, gave poetry its due because he thought it was more engaging but didn’t think it communicated the message clearly enough. |
