Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Totalitarianism, Global Governance, Sophist
4 Oct 2017
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Utopias are often seen as perfect societies that are unreachable. Or what we really are: history tells us that these are central questions when studying politics today. Or as a practical endeavour: tensions between idealism and realism are often represented through tensions between characters in pop culture. Idealism = asserts the priority of ideals, principles, values, and high-level goals over concrete realities and restrictions. Woodrow wilson(cid:859)s fourtee(cid:374) poi(cid:374)ts principles to achieve peace and end ww1: e(cid:454). Fra(cid:374)kli(cid:374) dela(cid:374)o oose(cid:448)elt(cid:859)s (cid:858)four freedo(cid:373)s(cid:859) freedom of speech, worship, want, fear: everyone should be able to enjoy the four freedoms, not be limited in enjoying these freedoms. Idealism is the normative framework that is underneath our system of international global governance: despite our disagreements, nations can come together and cooperate at an international level. Idealism and realism: not just a tension in politics, also the struggle at the heart of the ancient debate, at the heart of the debate between aristotle and plato.
