POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Identity Function, Mass Society, Totalitarianism
10 Mar 2019
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Pols 1000 introduction to politics lecture week 13. **might be test question: roles and functions. Ideologies will offer meaning and identity in a world that remains uncertain or undetermined as to its goals; we live in a world without meaning and therefore ideologies seem inescapable to modern, secular societies. Ideologies will allow for individuals to have a guild/guild post. Ideologies allow us to break this solitude by recognizing people who have similar ideas/perspectives on politics. In short, for all of these different reasons; identity, social bonds ideologies will end up being a necessary component of modern life: those who proclaim the end of ideologies are usually attempting the triumph of their own ideology. The risks & dangers of ideologies: ideologies deform reality, because of this we must critically analyze ideologies in order to reveal their particular nature, ideologies offer ready-made answers to the most basic yet fundamental questions of human existence.
