675 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Demigod, Social Contract, Reproductive Rights
20 Jun 2018
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End of Semester Summary
Democracy
Direct participation (ancient)
Representation today
Now removed from the decision-making process
Aristotles 6 forms of government
Vote in our own interest
Idiotes; aren't interested in the public sphere but interested in themselves
Lead to the tyranny of the majority
Democracy killed Socrates
Rome took over, took over by a dictatorship
Came back during the enlightenment/renaissance (western Europe)
Social, political and economic upheaval
Emergence of the middle class
Liberalism
Ascribed status
Democracy works best when there is an informed and engaged citizenry
Hitler- democracy
Rise of the demigod
Liberalism
Came from social upheaval
Human Nature
All rational and self-interested
Enlighten and science
Minimal government
Protection
Welfare liberalism
Need government to provide resources to escape poverty
Social contract theory; between government and citizens. Give up some liberties in order to
be provided safety by the state.
Freedom:
All free to what we want as long as we don’t interfere with other or the state
Conservatism
Not all rational and self-interested. We are selfish and Irrational
Religion makes us deeply flawed as we are marked by original sin
Ruled by instinct, fear
All selfish
Government to keep us in line- passion controlled
Strong government
Conservatism is deeply contextual
Freedom;
Organismic approach to society; all interconnected
Your freedom/fulfilment in life is to serve your role in society
Ruled by the upper class
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Document Summary
Idiotes; aren"t interested in the public sphere but interested in themselves. Lead to the tyranny of the majority. Rome took over, took over by a dictatorship. Came back during the enlightenment/renaissance (western europe) Democracy works best when there is an informed and engaged citizenry. Need government to provide resources to escape poverty. Social contract theory; between government and citizens. Give up some liberties in order to be provided safety by the state. All free to what we want as long as we don"t interfere with other or the state. Religion makes us deeply flawed as we are marked by original sin. Government to keep us in line- passion controlled. Your freedom/fulfilment in life is to serve your role in society. Capitalism corrupts us to be competitive and selfish. We are inherently good people (radically optimistic view) Total freedom but is expected people will just adjust to it. Appropriate for humans to group themselves into nations.
