My Philosophy

​ PHILOSOPHY
"I think very deeply" - KRS One

​ https://youtu.be/uVo5Cy2itag

​1. Is human nature good or bad?

Poll

Simply,

Is human nature good or bad?

• Good

• Bad

​The three-year study, possibly the largest real-world test of whether people behave honestly when given incentives not to, found they are actually more likely to return lost wallets containing money. And the more money, the better the chances people will return it.

Would You Return a Lost Wallet? (What if It Had Lots of Money in It?)

A recent study found that people across the world are more inclined to give back a lost wallet if there is money inside. What does this tell us about humanity? source journal of Science 2020

​1. BAD - People are guided by their self-preservation. People in their original state are unhappy.

​Thomas Hobbes

​John Locke

​1. GOOD - People in their original state are happy.

​2. Could society function without government?

Poll

YES or NO

Could scoiety function without a government?

• YES

• NO

​New Orleans in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina

​Iraq in 2003 after the invasion of the U.S. and the fall of the Iraqi government

​2. NO - Need government to preserve society.

​Thomas Hobbes

​2. YES - People will do what is best for society.

​John Locke

Poll

Through 2 slides, who are you most like, Hobbes or Locke?

• Hobbes

• Locke

​Government is often described as a balance between freedom, order, and equality. Which of these three do you believe is most important?

Poll

Pick most important one:

ORDER, FREEDOM, or EQUALITY.

• ORDER

• FREEDOM

• EQUALITY

​3. ORDER - Government needs to be all powerful to preserve order.

​Thomas Hobbes

​3. Freedom / Equality - Natural Rights - "LIFE, LIBERTY, & PROPERTY"

​John Locke

​4. What gives government(s) the right to make rules that effect your life?

​4. Absolute Monarchy

​Thomas Hobbes

​4. People - Social Contract - People create a government, give it limited powers to protect people;s natural rights, and if those rights are violated, they have the right to abolish and create a new.

​John Locke

​What basic rights should all citizens have?

​NONE - "If you shut-up, I will let you live."

​Thomas Hobbes

​"LIFE, LIBERTY, & PROPERTY"

​John Locke

Poll

After 5 slides, who are most like,

Hobbes or Locke?

• Hobbes

• Locke

Multiple Choice

Who emphasized government needs to be all powerful to preserve order?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Who believed people's human nature is good?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Who believed people enetered into a social contract where they create a government and give it limited powers to protect people's natural rights.

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Who believed society could not function without government?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, & Property."

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke