Flashcards: Life in Society and Freedom — 14 cards

What is society defined as?

A community of individuals with organized relationships and service exchanges.

Society Definition (English)

Community of organized individuals exchanging services

Who defended the naturalist thesis that society is a natural fact?

Aristotle.

Naturalist Thesis (Sociability)

Humans are naturally social, according to Aristotle

What does solipsism claim about consciousness?

Consciousness or thought exists alone.

Culturalist Thesis (Sociability)

Society results from social contracts, per Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau

According to Sartre, how is truth about oneself obtained?

By passing through the other.

Otherness and Development

Relations with others reveal human consciousness, Sartre says

Solipsism

Belief consciousness exists alone, no others involved

Human Self-awareness

Achieved through interactions with others, Sartre argues

State's Role

Exercises authority, establishes laws, guarantees rights

Justice

Giving each what belongs to them, fixing injustices

Nation vs. State

Nation: shared identity; State: organized authority

National Consciousness

Shared awareness and desire to unite as a nation