Why government natural rights 2013 google drive
Transcript of Why government natural rights 2013 google drive
WHY
GovernmenT?
ACCORDING TO LOCKE...
What is government’s purpose?
Where would YOU like to live?State of Nature Social Contract ● Total freedom● No job or
education required● No rulers● No laws● Nothing is against
the law
● Government’s job is to protect the rights we are born with
● Government taxes your income to pay for services like roads
● Government makes laws to protect the common welfare
Josman, D., Roots of american democracy. Retrieved 12/5/08 from www.slideshare.net
State of Nature
Josman, D., Roots of american democracy. Retrieved 12/5/08 from www.slideshare.net
Social Contract
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POLLDo we need a government?
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Thumbs to the side
Let’s Time Travel to get
PERSPECTIVE
How did WE get HERE?
Wait! What does this have to do
with our government?
CAUSE/EFFECT: EVENTS LEAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT
When you are figuring out causes and effects, you are looking for a relationship between two or more events.
Ask the question, ”What happened?” to understand the effect.
Ask the question, “Why did it happen?” to understand the cause.
CAUSE
1448
Printing Press Invented by German, Johannes Gutenberg
-Moveable type made it possible for the common person to have access to books
EFFECTleads to increase in literacy & people start to question govt & religion.
1478: Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, want to rid Spain of Non-believers, Jews and Moors.
CAUSE
EFFECT
1478: CONSEQUENTLY, the Spanish Inquisition- began. Catholic Church tortures Jews & Moors (to rid Spainof non-believers) and thousands are victims of burning at the stake, beheadings and torture
CAUSE:
The Catholic Church sells indulgences. An indulgence forgave one of past sins and allowed one after death to go straight to heaven.
EFFECT:
CONSEQUENTLY, Martin Luther nails 95 Thesis to Church door questions corrupt practices of the Church
CAUSE
PROTESTANT REFORMATION -> questions/protests Church teachings/practices
EFFECTS:
Leading to Bloody Results= BURNING at the
stake
16th-17th c
The Scientific Revolution questions
religious traditions and beliefs.-> Scientific Method
-> Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
EFFECTS:Hence, THE ENLIGHTENMENTAka THE AGE OF REASON politics, philosophy, science and communications change dramatically.
The Enlightenment
17th-early 19th c: PHILOSOPHERS LIKE JOHN LOCKE & BEN FRANKLIN condemned TYRANNY (rule by a tyrant) and superstition like burning “witches,"-> challenged traditional social practices -> basis of American Revolution & French Revolution
-> Called for SOCIAL & POLITICAL CHANGE
-> Valued JUSTICE and EQUALITY for all-> Emphasized human REASON and SCIENCE as the path to knowledge
John Locke
Ben Franklin
What other MOVEMENTS
changed SOCIETY?
Explain.
What change does our society need now? Why?Brainstorm
We are all BORN with Natural Rights
that CANNOT be given or TAKEN away.
-Locke
LIFE
LIBERTY
PROPERTY
State of NatureA state of nature is just
like living in a jungle.A “state of nature” isdefined as life withoutgovernment or laws.
Who survives in a state of nature?
Josman, D., Roots of american democracy. Retrieved 12/5/08 from www.slideshare.net
HUMAN NATURE -> LOCKE V. HOBBES Imagine… You are walking down thestreet and you notice thatthe doors of a bank are wideopen. There are huge piles ofmoney sitting on the floor. No one else is there. No onewill ever know whether yougo in and take some or all ofthe money or if you justkeep walking. Would you take the money? WHY OR WHY
NOT?
Josman, D., Roots of american democracy. Retrieved 12/5/08 from www.slideshare.et
Josman, D., Roots of american democracy. Retrieved 12/5/08 from www.slideshare.net
Based on this scenario,
ARE MOST PEOPLE BORN
GOOD OR DO THEY HAVE
THE POTENTIAL FOR EVIL?
Is a governmentnecessary in shapinghow people behave?
1. Many students responded differently to the bank scenario. ● What is your view of human nature? ● Are people born good? Born evil? Explain.
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1. Many students responded differently to the bank scenario. ● What is your view of human nature? ● Are people born good? Born evil? Explain.
R People are born good or evil. AHuman nature is based on environment and innate understandings.
C For example, in the videos, many students in 8Y said they would steal the money. However, others cited their guilt as a deterrent.
E Clearly, some students who said they would steal were not taught right from wrong.
2. Based on the bank scenario, what drives most people? Selfishness? Guilt? Fear? Greed? Love? Kindness? Compassion?
● How do you know?
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