Students’ Questions about History Page 15

Socrates hated democracy because it allowed the poor and uneducated to have a say in government. He believed that only the wealthy and educated should be involved in politics.

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans are innately selfish and that government is needed to protect us from each other. John Locke believed that humans are innately good and that government is needed to protect us from tyranny.

Karl Popper believed in the power of reason and the scientific method to uncover truth.

The three views about justice as written by Plato are that it is a harmonious relationship between the parts of the soul, it is the order and reasonableness of the soul, and it is the giving of what is due.

Karl Popper was a philosopher who had a major impact on the philosophy of science. He argued that all scientific theories are provisional, and that it is never possible to know with certainty that any theory is true.

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, who studied at the University of Vienna.

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who ruled from 161 to 180. He was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers.

The motivation behind individuals entering into a social contract is to gain protection while sacrificing some personal freedoms. This is done in order to have a stable, fair society where everyone can live peacefully.

He generally supported constitutional monarchy and opposed absolute monarchy. He also supported separation of church and state.

Plato said that Atlantis was a large island that was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. He said that it was a very advanced society and that it was sunk by a natural disaster.