SOCI 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Alexis De Tocqueville, Arthur Schopenhauer, Montesquieu
13 Sep 2019
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Skim through the text before class, then after class, go back to it to locate the themes/passages highlighted in class. No need to memorize dates, theorists" biographies, etc. Pay attention to big picture (main themes) Pay attention to the specific terms discussed in class/conferences: stream of thoughts. Gloomy days of france (under louis xiv) Allow protestants (minority religious group in a catholic country) Allow protestants (minority religious group in a catholic country) to worship the way they want. Breakdown powers so it is not consolidated in the hands of one person. Persian letters one of the first books associated with the. Actually referring to france even though it seems like it"s about. Characters represent a certain set of ideas. Most of the time there is no such thing as a universal truth. Not everybody sees the world in the same way. Reducing fear could lead to the tolerance of others.
