POLS 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sophist, Conservatism, Classical Liberalism
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The following will be in multiple choice or short answer/definition questions: Empirical what we can observe w our senses (vs what should be-normative) Idealismperfect world, how things could improve, refusing to accept the present, socrates. Utopia no place thomas moore s satire, ideal world. Communism(vs. individualism) karl marx, political ideology, individuals fulfilled through community. Fascismresults from time of war, nazism, nietzche, related to authoritarianism, totalitarianism. Panopticonself policing, punishment is not worth the risk, big brother, paranoia. Peer-policingpeers keep each other in check, kids turn their parents in. Atomizationkeeping people separate from each other, people power surpressed. Telosfunction and form, empirical idea, aristotle, fulfilling potential, acorn>oak. Securitystate> borders &govt structures, regime> leader"s ability to maintain power, national> interests/survival ethnic groups, individual> lost in these three. Authoritya type of power (ability to get something done) usually secures something of value. Greek period"s main contribution to political theory regarding the individual. Greek period"s understanding of the purpose of government.
