POLI 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Republicanism In The United States, Nobles Of The Robe, Great Fear
1 Dec 2017
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Locke vs. rousseau: locke: legitimacy from constitution; rousseau: legitimacy from people, rousseau: rules can always be changed. Essential to a political community: rousseau: institutional conditions for legitimacy. Must be no coalitions within the legislation: was worried about the capture of the state by special interests. No communication when deliberating: should be entirely internal, not collective, highlighted when deciding on votes, reasons for this worry, worried that debate is a sign of disunity/corruption. Poli 231: worried about silver-tongued orators, rousseau: trying to reconcile freedom with dependence. Dependent on general will that is also your own. What happens to the minority: since they voted against the general will, they made a mistake. Background: france was under the ancien r gime, class structure of the time (estate, clergy: catholicism was the state religion. Lower clergy: was from the 3rd estate: nobility. Noblesse de robe: magisterial class and those who bought their title: 3rd estate. 98% of the population: bourgeoisie + poor.
