Political Science 2237E Lecture 17: Mar-2
26 Mar 2017
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Keep sovereign strong: sovereign should include everybody, centralizing power into one small group is bad for liberty and equality, concerns about claims to laws of nature. Rousseau: also about (cid:498)recognition(cid:499: sovereign serves as a legislature (entire community serves as, you will not be in a minority most of the time, unite as a community to make the laws. Prevents corruption, preserves compassion -> chance to be moral. For hobbes is someone who stands above or separate from the sovereign. Living under impartial laws that have been authorized is the best liberty: self directing, independent republic, loved vs. feared sovereign. Moral creature in a good community living the best life possible: liberty for hobbes: sovereign will leave a zone in civil society where there are no laws. What the sovereign wants: public interest/public good. General will does not judge individual actions. General will is always right: sometimes misled or tricked, possibly interpreted as infallible.
