SOCI 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Arthur Schopenhauer, Alexis De Tocqueville, War Of The Spanish Succession

• School: McGill University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 330
• Professor: John Anthony Hall

Document Summary

Need to know the main theme (big picture) and theorist. Skim through the text before class but go back to it to locate the themes/passages highlighted in class. No need to memorize dates, theorists" biographies, etc. Pay attention to the specific terms discussed in class/conferences. Social theories can be divided into three theme of thought. A society that values commercial activity and freedom as well as individualism. Weber (also a little bit of the third category as well) Despotism and absolutism (wanted all the power for himself) Edict put in place by louis" grandfather that would allow. Protestants to exercise some degree of religious freedom - the edict was revoked by louis xiv. Extracted tax from the population to pay for the endless amount of wars (dutch war, spanish succession war) Break down power so not all of the power is concentrated in the hands of one person. Persian letters is one of the first books associated with the.