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Concepts of Freedom
First exam vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polis | Greek base word for city; where we get "politics" |
| Res Publica | the public matters |
| Ancient Concept of Freedom | Right to participate in the public square |
| Ancient Concept of Liberty | (Political Liberty) "You are free because your country is free" |
| Modern Concept of Liberty | (Individual Liberty) One's own choices are free and are only limited when interfering with other's individual liberty. |
| Civil Liberty | Security, without this political and individual liberties are threatened. |
| Daimon | Internal voice (Socrates) |
| Metaxy | In between, state in which all humans are in. |
| Polis | Greek base word for city; where we get "politics" |
| Res Publica | the public matters |
| De-Divinization | Taking religion out of politics. (From ancient to modern) |
| Ancient Concept of Freedom | Right to participate in the public square |
| Redivinization | Adding religious values back into politics. Also describes the idea of individual liberty (stemming from christianity) into modern life. |
| Ancient Concept of Liberty | (Political Liberty) "You are free because your country is free" |
| Preiagoge/Conversio | Conversion/Turning around |
| Modern Concept of Liberty | (Individual Liberty) One's own choices are free and are only limited when interfering with other's individual liberty. |
| Politeia | Constitution or political order |
| Civil Liberty | Security, without this political and individual liberties are threatened. |
| Daimon | Internal voice (Socrates) |
| Rhetoric | Art of discourse, aims to improve facility of speeking |
| Metaxy | In between, state in which all humans are in. |
| Dialectic | Dialogue that tries to reach some truth |
| Mania | Manic; madness |
| De-Divinization | Taking religion out of politics. (From ancient to modern) |
| Classical virtues | Wisdom, justice, temperance, courage |
| Redivinization | Adding religious values back into politics. Also describes the idea of individual liberty (stemming from christianity) into modern life. |
| Theological virtues | faith, hope, charity (love) |
| Periagoge/Conversio | Conversion/Turning around |
| Natural right | Whatever is right by nature and not conventional law |
| Politeia | Constitution or political order |
| Physis | Nature |
| Gadfly | Upsets status quo/keeps the system living |
| Rhetoric | Art of discourse, aims to improve facility of speeking |
| Dialectic | Dialogue that tries to reach some truth |
| Classical virtues | Wisdom, justice, temperance, courage |
| Theological virtues | faith, hope, charity |
| Natural right | Whatever is right by nature and not conventional law |
| Physis | Nature |
| Nomos | custom; law |
| Compactness | Isolated existence; ancient city |
| Differentiation | Complicated existence; modern city |
| Libido Dominandi | Lust to dominate |
| Wisdom vs. knowledge | Insight vs. processing information/data |
| Cosmopolis | Universal City |