POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Meritocracy
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Religion can lead to weakness or strength of the people. Depending on how its used: use religion correctly; invoke the fear of god. O(cid:373)a(cid:374) catholi(cid:272) (cid:272)hu(cid:396)(cid:272)h did(cid:374)(cid:859)t use it (cid:449)ell: clerics were lazy religion lacked viability, chu(cid:396)(cid:272)h did(cid:374)(cid:859)t use its politi(cid:272)al po(cid:449)e(cid:396) (cid:449)isely, made italy divided rather than united/powerful. (cid:271)y (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ast (cid:449)ith ch(cid:396)istia(cid:374)ity, o(cid:373)a(cid:374) eligio(cid:374) = pe(cid:396)f fo(cid:396) a (cid:272)i(cid:448)il theology (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it(cid:859)s a (cid:271)loody religion, embracing violent sacrifice & secrets (its inner mysteries are only known to nobility) Thi(cid:374)k (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to m(cid:859)s dis(cid:272)ussio(cid:374)s o(cid:374) pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) t(cid:396)ials, spa(cid:272)e fo(cid:396) g(cid:396)ie(cid:448)a(cid:374)(cid:272)es, et(cid:272): pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) t(cid:396)ials (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e t(cid:396)a(cid:374)spa(cid:396)e(cid:374)t if key p(cid:396)ose(cid:272)uto(cid:396)s a(cid:396)e su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to (cid:373)a(cid:374)ipulatio(cid:374) (cid:271)y (cid:396)eligio(cid:374) . The people need to be led/disciplined for their own good (cid:894)o(cid:396) fo(cid:396) (cid:396)ule(cid:396)(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) good(cid:895) . Discourse 13 talks about how nobles use religion to control demos: Examples illustrating the elite interpretation of oracles, etc. as beneficial to the republic.
