Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Antoine Destutt De Tracy, Ascribed Status, Toleration
16 Dec 2015
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Destutt de tracy: coined ideology: science of ideas. Martin luther: against current religious ideas, accidentally started protestant. Evaluates whether they are good or bad. All ideologies have their own perception of freedom: Obstacle: what stands in their way: class, group, nation, gender, race etc, capitalism, sexual discrimination, liberty & equality, inferior. Goal: what the agents wishes to achieve: purity, freedom without undue interference, classless society, races equality. Backgrounds and circumstances of grief and injustice: medieval europe: Martin luther against indulgence and priestly authority. Resulted in religious toleration, resistance, and freedom on consciousness. Brian barry: freedom of press, abolition of servile social status, religious toleration. John locke: religious toleration, state of nature, life, liberty, property, right to overthrow. Thomas paine: government is necessary evil, common sense . Thomas jefferson: declaration of independence, all men are created equal. Mandeville: fable of the bees", self-interest promotes public good.
