Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Stuart Hampshire, Authoritarianism
22 Apr 2013
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Read aristotle"s book 1, 169-175 for book 10. B/c of politics is no longer based on truth. The law is not corrupt or true it is a manifestation of truth. Laws are not coercive b/c people believe in moral harmony. Justice is moral harmony on what you believe in. When he talks about regimes they are unjust b/c bring conflict. Plato is elimination of friction of all conflict. Alt: justice is a particular way of managing conflict (stuart. In our politics, we manage conflicts not to make it go away. Moderation is: the soul and the polis: using human nature as a model. Essence of politics, polity, gov is the character of the people who govern it. Should we us it: truth and images: the political problem of persuasion. Based on drama and theatrics and the moment: the impossibility and the authoritarianism of the ideal.
