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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| political tribalism | fit into political party, not politics |
| enlightenment | sparked age of revolution |
| right/left | conservative, stay same vs liberal, rebel |
| great debate | argument of validity of French Revolution, Paine vs Burke |
| Rousseau vs Hobbes | good human nature vs evil human nature |
| Hobbes and Burke | human nature is evil and people are selfish |
| revolution as danger | reign of terror, hurt people, corrupt society |
| tradition and consistency | society is on razor edge, test of political rule |
| gradual change | slow down and changes carefully |
| persevere and improve | don't rebel against govt when don't agree |
| rosseau and paine | humans are noble savages, government corrupts us |
| change not always possible | corrupt regime can't change, someone needs to overthrow |
| morality before tradition | right is right regardless of tradition |
| democracy | govt is never ending renegotiating |
| social welfare | public social services for disadvantaged groups |
| conservative | maintain traditional views |
| liberal | open minded of traditions |
| except vs culture | science and experiments vs social knowledge and culture |