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Philosophy: The Power of Ideas
Philosophy: The Power of Ideas, 5/e
Brooke Moore
Kenneth Bruder
Political Philosophy

Short Answer



1

How do Plato and Aristotle differ in their conceptions of what the state is for and what form it should take?
2

How does natural law differ both human law, according to St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas? Which takes precedence and why?
3

What's the point in forming a state, according to Thomas Hobbes, and what form should it take?
4

Why did John Locke, unlike Hobbes, favor a divided government and a right to revolution?
5

Compare Rousseau's early views on freedom and the state with his later ones.
6

Explain the four types of law distinguished by Aquinas.
7

Briefly describe two central issues of Constitutional law.
8

What are the main tenets of Classic Liberalism?
9

What is tacit consent?
10

Describe the main tenets of Marxism.








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