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Episode #045 ... Rousseau Government pt. 1

2014/12/15
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专注于电动车和能源领域的播客主持人和内容创作者。
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托马斯·霍布斯
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约翰·洛克
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让-雅克·卢梭
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托马斯·霍布斯：认为自然状态是持续的战争状态，没有法律和道德，人与人之间为了生存和利益会互相争斗，因此需要一个强大的政府来维持秩序，即使这意味着牺牲部分个人自由。他认为政府的首要任务是维护秩序，防止社会陷入混乱和暴力。 洛克：认为自然状态下存在自然法，人们拥有自然权利，包括生命、自由和财产。政府的职责是保护这些自然权利，而不是像霍布斯那样拥有绝对权力。洛克认为政府应该受到限制，并对人民负责。 卢梭：对霍布斯和洛克的观点都持批判态度。他认为自然状态是美好的，人类天生善良，但文明的进步导致了不平等和腐败。他认为政府应该促进人民的普遍意志，而不是少数人的利益。卢梭强调公民参与和政治自由的重要性，并认为政府应该为全体公民的福祉服务。 主持人：通过对霍布斯、洛克和卢梭的观点进行比较分析，探讨了政府的起源、目的和正当性等问题，并结合了现代科技发展对政府运作方式的影响。主持人认为，对政府角色的思考和对理想治理方式的探索，对于人类社会的发展至关重要。

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This chapter explores the fundamental question of why societies need governments, using a thought experiment of being stranded on an island to illustrate the necessity for order and protection.

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On this episode of the podcast, we examine the origins of government and discuss several opinions on how to construct the best system. First, we imagine that we’re stranded on an island and are forced to devise a system to organize ourselves into a functional “society.” Next, we discuss Hobbes' and Rousseau’s viewpoints on the state of nature and how it relates to the formation of governments. Finally, we talk about the adverse affects civilization and government have on our happiness and why we should constantly reevaluate the systems that are in place. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This!

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