History 1404E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Giovanni Amendola, Political Religion, Totalitarianism
23 Oct 2018
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Coined in 1923- giovanni amendola (beaten to death) Dictatorship: a political regime in which de mocracy, liberal individual rights and genuine parliamentary rule are absent. State above the individual (the state is everything-mussolini) Does not want people involved in politics at all (contrary to totalitarianism) No utopian goals (wants to go back to traditional society, no restructuring goals) Post totalitarianism: rhetoric of totalitarianism is a way to stay in power, no longer believed in. Utopia: a perfect ideal or existence, nowhere or no place in greek (contradictory) Modern scientific thought, people began to reimagine, maybe we don"t have to die to create a perfect world . Went hand in hand, historically (utopia and terror) 2 very important revolutions 1776 american revolution, 1789 french revolution linked by one important movement: Enlightenment: movement stressing importance of science, innovation, reform. French revolution: national assembly, modern appeal to the masses. Revolution in expectations: politicians needed to address this.
