Relacionar Columnas Modern Political PhilosophyVersión en línea Matching a philosopher with his ideas por Kristin Morgan (Teacher - Social Studies) 1 The best form of government is a mix of monarchy and democracy 2 The right to overthrow a destructive government 3 Any law not rooted in the natural law (justice) is invalid 4 All men are born free, equal, and autonomous 5 Natural law is innate in humans, part of God's design, and cannot be abolished or altered by any government 6 Republics must be responsive to the changing needs of the citizens 7 Argued for tripartite government as the best form 8 Permanent factions (like political parties) lead to revolutions and civil wars when members put the good of the faction ahead of the good of the nation. 9 Citizens keep their sovereignty instead of giving it to the government 10 A constitution unites a nation by providing not just the shape of government but a shared understanding of the purpose of government Thomas Hobbes Jean Jacques Rousseau John Locke David Hume Thomas Aquinas Baron de Montesquieu Aristotle Plato Niccolo Machiavelli Cicero