Students’ Questions about History Page 12

Karl Popper is an Austrian-British philosopher who is most well known for his philosophy of science.

He is known for his work in political philosophy and his book “The Social Contract.”

The purpose of psychology, according to William James, is to study human behavior in order to understand and improve the human condition.

Socrates was killed because he was perceived to be a threat to the Athenian government. He was accused of corrupting the youth and of not believing in the gods of the state.

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political thought. His most famous work, Leviathan, argued that humans are naturally selfish and that the only way to avoid perpetual conflict is to establish a strong central government.

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition of philosophy. He is best known for his contributions to Being and Time, but his work has influenced many thinkers in a variety of fields, including theology, psychology, literature, and architecture.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the government should be a direct democracy where everyone had an equal say. He also believed that the government should be as small as possible and only have the power to do what is absolutely necessary.

The empire began to decline after the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180 because of economic, military, and political problems.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political philosophy influenced the French Revolution and the development of modern democratic and republican governments.

Socrates compares himself to a gadfly because he annoys people with his questions and his challenging of traditional beliefs.