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The capacity to make informed, uncoerced decisions; self-governance
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Supreme power or authority, especially regarding self-rule of a state or governing body
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The capacity to make choices or decisions independently of external constraints or predetermined causes
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An 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individual rights, and scientific inquiry as means of reforming society
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The theory that all events, including moral choices, are determined by previously existing causes
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The process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
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The belief that free will and determinism are compatible and can coexist
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The faculty or power of using one's will to make decisions
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A political philosophy advocating for individual liberty, minimal government intervention, and free-market capitalism
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A fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization, often overthrowing a government
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A political theory advocating for self-governed societies with voluntary institutions, often in opposition to state structures
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An ethical theory that judges the morality of actions based on their adherence to rules or duties, rather than their consequences
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The principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others, even at a cost to oneself
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An ethical theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of actions based on their outcomes or consequences
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In Aristotelian ethics, the concept of human flourishing or living well, encompassing virtue, reason, and fulfillment
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Behavior showing high moral standards; a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person
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The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
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Not subject to being taken away or transferred; inherent
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Cruel and oppressive government or rule
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The state of being united or joined as a whole, especially in political context
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Written or spoken communication or debate, particularly on a formal level
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Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech
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A theoretical agreement among individuals to form organized society and submit to authority in exchange for protection of rights
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An ethical theory that holds the most ethical choice is the one that produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people
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A philosophical theory emphasizing individual existence, freedom, and choice
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An ancient Greek school of philosophy emphasizing ethics, logic, and the acceptance of one's fate
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A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic under the rule of law
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A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement
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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
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a social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions
