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VS. & Concepts PTh
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Understanding | What is going on in the (natural/social) world? |
| Explanation | Why are things going on in the world? |
| Prediction | Will things continue in the future? |
| Normative Judgment | Is the status quo good or bad? |
| Competition | Humans are essentially self-seeking and egotistical |
| Cooperation | Humans are naturally sociable and cooperative |
| Intellect | A degree to which thinking, analysis, and rational calculation influence human behavior |
| Instinct | Human impulses and instincts |
| Positive Law | Made by human authority, legislation, constitution, and legal systems |
| Laws of Nature | Rational rules that guide behavior for survival |
| Natural law | A higher universal law that is inherent in nature and accessible to reason |
| Nature | Humans are born a certain way and are fixed in that way |
| Nurture | Human are molded into the people they are through influence |
| Normative | something ought to be the case |
| Factual | something is the case |
| Power | The ability to achieve a desired outcome |
| Political authority | The entitlement and obligation to obey |