05-05-2026

egotisical - ones self interest/valuation of themselves rational - the idea of human reasoning behind actions, liberals believe that humans are very rational and think out their decisions progressive - the idea of striving to a ‘perfect’ society for humans
enlightenment
the idea of what humans would be w/o the state - i.e., Thomas Hobbes believes that humans would just be in endless war
late 1600s -> 1800s
sell-realisation, self-determination, self-fulfilment
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humans have a higher capability and therefore higher (maximum) levels of satisfaction than a pig, therefore it is harder to meet
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