To begin, take the political compass quiz. If you're comfortable, post and comment on your results (like, do you think they accurately reflect you? and which philosophers does this align you with?); if not, write about your results on paper and turn it in directly to me. Either way, this comment is worth 25 points.
Then, begin to compile your personal notes on political philosophers - I will check these like I did with the early units for 25 points as well. You can use the handouts I distributed, or review these videos I showed in class: Social Contract Theory (8 Bit Philosophy) John Locke (Whiteboard Animation) Confucius and Laozi (The School of Life)
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Abby Westgate
2/23/2016 04:00:07 pm
My dot was almost exactly in Gandhi's spot and I'm not going to lie I kind of freaked out when I saw that because I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I'm a bit closer to Libertarian than Gandhi, though. I thought I would be closer to the center for some reason on the spectrum as a whole, but I guess this proves that I'm more biased than I think, leaning heavily into the bottom left quadrant. I knew I would be situated more toward the left and libertarian quadrant but not by that much. Obviously this quiz doesn't give a 100% exact reading, and perhaps if there were more questions my results would be a little bit different, but it was interesting to see that I ended up here.
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Bella Rodriguez
2/25/2016 11:26:14 am
My dot fell far left winged, and far down libertarian (close to where Gandhi's dot is though). I think this represents my personal beliefs a lot. I am a strong believer in the fact that the government should have less control over people, and that it should be more equal. I also see that Liberal Democrat is in a right-winged, authoritarian region, and I seem to agree with a lot of those views as well. I think this was interesting to see the shocking accuracy, but also inaccuracy of the test, just showing how complex the human brain is and how many ideas can fit into one mindset.
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Timothy Mills
2/25/2016 11:24:08 am
My results put me in the Libertarian left box. This seems pretty accurate because I do question authority and believe that the government shouldn't control us so much, and that the needs of the people out-weigh the needs of the government or the corporation
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Olivia Nooney
2/25/2016 11:24:29 am
According to my results, I am an extreme left libertarian, almost to the bottom left corner of the graph. .I think this is accurate. What surprised me is how my results showed how close my ideas are to supporting no or little order.
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I took this test before and I was exactly in the middle and one line left. Now I am in the 2 and 1/2 down and 2 left. I have changed, definitely. Except, I really don't know if I belong here or where I would belong. I am also only close to Gandhi, yet I am not close to him at all. I am just surprised that I changed at all.
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Ja2min Flores 4b
2/25/2016 11:26:23 am
https://www.politicalcompass.org/analysis2?ec=-3.13&soc=-3.9
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Haley Watson
2/25/2016 01:04:35 pm
According to the test, I am a left libertarian. I feel like that does reflect me as a person, as I do find myself constantly questioning motifs in our society and I support social equality. I thought it was pretty cool that I resulted nearest to Gandhi.
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Skye Post
2/25/2016 02:03:15 pm
My dot was left wing libertarian, closest to Ghandi than the others, yet somewhat near the middle. I suppose that makes sense because I constantly contradict myself, but yes, throughout my life I would say I will remain in that area. I actually used to be more authoritarian, as I was so conditioned/trained to submit to authority. I don't at all consider my parents to be strict, but at the same time there is an unspoken understanding as to what I cannot do. The way they raised me is, "Only you know what you get away with, but if we find out, you break that trust." I respect that...but at the same time, one might say that means "Don't get caught." However, growing up in Colts Neck, many of my teachers were very scary, strict, cold, and harsh, especially considering we were just kids. Learning not to argue with them was a fast process. After a threatening letter home from my PRESCHOOL teacher (I was just a kid!), I was on my best behavior, for almost my whole life. But in my more recent years, my teachers and other authorities have inspired us to question things and develop into our own person. My views definitely shifted over the course of my life. This seems very accurate!
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Emilie Weiner
2/25/2016 03:26:32 pm
I think my results, while mostly accurate, were a little more extreme than my actual beliefs. After doing more research on images of the political compass, I found my area of the chart to be labeled several things (both serious and not) and marked with dots of many famous people I am familiar with. Most prevalently: syndicalism, or "a movement that advocates direct action by the working class to abolish the capitalist order, including the state, and to establish in its place a social order based on workers organized in production units." I was not familiar with the term before taking the test, but this, I do not really agree with, because I am not entirely anti capitalist nor do I think production units are the solution to this. I also was labeled as not knowing what I want (true) and somewhere between an anarchist nutter and a liberal pinkos (also true), and in odin's paradise as a freedom lover (true again). I was also placed by thomas Paine, Noam Chomsky, and the Dalai Lama, all interesting names. Although the test provided insight, I am still not entirely sure where I lie politically or whether or not this is accurate.
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Steven Ansell
2/25/2016 03:37:45 pm
My dot ended up landing in the Left-Wing Libertarian section, although not far from being neutral. I think this was an interesting quiz to take, because I have never been too concerned with politics, so it was nice to get a feel as to where I stand. These results were actually fairly accurate to my personal beliefs. My dot was also close to Friedrich Nietzsche which was cool to see since he was one of my favorite philosophers to learn about so far this year.
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Griffin Leslie
2/25/2016 03:57:00 pm
The test showed my dot to be in the left-wing libertarian square on the chart. What surprised me the most about these results was how close i was to Ghandi's dot. I was only a little higher than his. I didn't think that we shared that similar of views but i suppose when i thought about it more, i do question authority more than usual. I've never been into politics much but i actually enjoyed answering the questions on such controversial topics because it showed me kind of where i stand as a person. I don't think I'm as prevalent of a libertarian as the results displayed, but i do agree with their stance on quite of few of the issues in our society.
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Dannielle Wolf
2/25/2016 05:13:57 pm
My dot was in the left libertarian box, about halfway across and then 3/4 of the way down. I'm not too surprised by this, considering that I'm pretty aware of my beliefs and views. Being pretty far down on the graph to the anarchist/libertarian part of the graph makes a lot of sense to me. I definitely believe in the power of the individual. I didn't expect to be further down than Gandhi though, so that was interesting to think about. I question authority a lot, and really try to make sure that I don't follow the crowd blindly. I did enjoy answering the questions, they were thought provoking and helped me form my views a little bit more.
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Shea Cody
2/25/2016 06:58:36 pm
My results showed me that I am a left wing liberatarian, but my dot was closer to the middle of the chart. Ghandi's ideals were close to my dot, but they were on a more left part of the chart. I think my results reflected my personalities and beliefs accurately.
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Tyler Duane
2/26/2016 02:40:21 am
My dot fell far left and almost in the middle. I was not surprised how far left I am but I was surprised by how in-between I am with liberalism and authoritarianism. I always thought I agreed with more liberal ideas than authoritarian ideas but it seems I agree with almost the same amount of liberal and authoritarian ideas.
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Jessica Auriemma
2/26/2016 09:47:14 pm
My dot was in the bottom left quadrant (as I expected). It's exact location is -6 on the left/right line and -8.36 on the libertarian/authoritarian line. My results are essentially what I expected although they are more extreme than I thought they would be. I always knew I was very left-wing in my beliefs but I didn't see myself as this far left-wing. However after taking the test I do not feel my result was inaccurate at all. I thought I would be closer to Ghandi's dot as that is where many people fall. There were no "famous people" dots near my dot. Ghandi would be the closest to mine but I am significantly more libertarian than him. Overall, I think this quiz may be a little extreme but I still feel it accurately represents me.
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https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-7.0&soc=-8.31
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Nicole Ortiz
2/27/2016 04:39:39 pm
My dot was in the bottom left box in left and libertarian. I had guessed this was where I would be, but i was kind of surprised by how far the dot was placed.
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Gabriela Recalde
2/29/2016 08:37:29 am
As I expected, I came up libertarian. Closer to Ghandi than I expected, but that's only because I didn't have that much faith in myself. I wish that we could live in a society that Ghandi wanted, but I'm also a pessimist and don't really see it possible because of human nature(sorry for being so cliche and Hobbes).
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Zoe Kralyevich
2/29/2016 05:31:04 pm
To no surprise, I fell under a libertarian. I was very close to Ghandi, except more towards anarchism and less towards communism. I agree that my stance is most likely libertarian but I'm not sure how accurate the results were, especially cause I had to google some of the questions and still didn't understand them. What I find very confusing about my political philosophy is that I like an "all or nothing" kind of government. I like the idea of anarchism, which was inspired by V for Vendetta, but I also like the Liberal way of guaranteed support with a bigger government.
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Charlie Weisman
2/29/2016 06:05:01 pm
Your Political Compass
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Charlie Weisman
2/29/2016 06:05:10 pm
Your Political Compass
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Charlie Weisman
2/29/2016 06:05:49 pm
Your Political Compass
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Economic Left/Right: -1.0
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Ricky Wild
3/2/2016 05:50:03 am
My political compass made sense to me because it fell within the slightly more conservative side of the libertarian area. When people ask me about my political beliefs, I can usually sum it up by saying that I side with Liberals on social issues and Conservatives on government and economic issues. There are only two reasons why I side with Republicans more than Democrats. This is because I am very against abortion. Of course, I can see some reasons, but I find the late stage operations and even some earlier ones as horrible. Secondly, I find government and economic issues more important than social ones. I believe that the only way social problems can be fixed, is when the country is in stable conditions economically. Finally, I don't like that the current two-party system is really the same people behind the scenes. They fight over issues that are non-existent and don't matter, but turn their heads when soldiers are getting their limbs blown off and killed in other countries. We focus on one's private emails, in cases of personal and government, over taking care of our troops and helping a bigger cause.
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kristen wimmer
3/2/2016 07:10:41 am
My dot was -6 on the social scale (very liberal), and my economic dot was about -1 1/2 to the left. My results on the social scale do not surpise me at all, I think liberal stance position is pretty representative of my beliefs. I despise most of the ideals of "family values" and I do not think that the principles of any religion should he applied to everyone in a secular country like the United States, such as when dealing with abortion. As for my economic viewpoint, I'm still unsure of because I feel as thought this is a little more complex. When developing a stance on social issues I feel like you base them on your morals, whereas when taking a position on economy, you have to be more pragmatic, while still trying to keep everyone, or at least the majority, happy. My belief is that yea socialism works in some countries, but it wouldn't work in ours. I think we're better off being able to pay for own healthcare because we have more options and if you're someone who does not get sick often you're not paying as much as someone with cancer. As flawed as the insurance system is, it wouldn't be better if it were run by the government. I personally just don't trust them enough. However, I do think people should be taxed for educational purposes and especially keeping in mind that college NEEDS to be less expensive. I hold the view that the rich, while entitled to enjoy their earnings, should contribute more in the form of taxes to work towards such a goal. Overall, I do think capitalism is the proper system for the United States but I would like to see some changes that I suppose would shift the system slightly left.
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Julia Nijnens
3/4/2016 11:06:35 am
My dot was placed exactly where Gandhi's spot which was extremely awesome !! I thought this was really cool because Gandhi is an extraordinary man and was an awesome leader. I was not surprised I was off the center because I know I have some bias towards certain topics. For example, I strongly disagreed with the statement that people with inheritable disabilities shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. I also strongly disagreed with multiple other statements. I think this test is super cool even though t might not be exact it's still awesome!
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Natalie Hillier
3/7/2016 05:08:36 pm
Economic Left/Right: -2.38
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Devon Bennett Barnes
3/8/2016 09:37:00 am
Your Political Compass
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Michael Wolff
3/8/2016 09:46:04 am
Economic Left/Right: -0.5
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Presley Gaetano
3/9/2016 09:52:22 am
My results told me that I am a left libertarian, which makes me similar to Ghandi. I think the results accurately depict my opinion on social and economical issues. Like Ghandi, I am a strong believer in power of the person and less power in the government.
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Jane Breslin
3/9/2016 02:30:48 pm
I could have guessed that I would have ended in the left-wing, but near Ghandi's left libertarian area was a surprise. Although I am a bit closer to the right than Ghandi, I can understand where we share similar ideas. We both agree that it is up to the individual to decide what to do with their own life. What also surprises me is the seemingly large number of other students who also are left libertarian.
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Matthew Milgrom
3/10/2016 09:49:15 am
My results were I'm a slightly left, slightly liberitarian almost exactly on Nelson Mandela. I feel that the test was pretty accurate in that I share some of the left and libertarian values but not all of them.
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