What is society defined as?
A community of individuals with organized relationships and service exchanges.
Who defended the naturalist thesis that society is a natural fact?
Aristotle.
What does solipsism claim about consciousness?
Consciousness or thought exists alone.
According to Sartre, how is truth about oneself obtained?
By passing through the other.
Society Definition (English)
Community of organized individuals exchanging services
Naturalist Thesis (Sociability)
Humans are naturally social, according to Aristotle
Culturalist Thesis (Sociability)
Society results from social contracts, per Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
Otherness and Development
Relations with others reveal human consciousness, Sartre says
Solipsism
Belief consciousness exists alone, no others involved
Human Self-awareness
Achieved through interactions with others, Sartre argues
State's Role
Exercises authority, establishes laws, guarantees rights
Justice
Giving each what belongs to them, fixing injustices
Nation vs. State
Nation: shared identity; State: organized authority
National Consciousness
Shared awareness and desire to unite as a nation
Answer 11 questions on Life in Society and Freedom.
1. Which description best defines a society?
2. How does Aristotle’s naturalist thesis differ from the culturalist thesis associated with Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?
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