Political Science 1020E Chapter ideologies: Political Science 1020E Chapter ideologies : Ideologies Lectures
7 Feb 2019
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It is what men think that determine how they act. - mill. *provide a way for people to identify themselves and fit into the political world. Part of the explanation is a rejection of corporate capitalism in its current form. *aim to shape social change; making people more free and improving their liberty. *science of ideas, their origins, where they come from. *napoleon turned against them and science of ideas died out. Why the social/political/economic world is the way it is. War, ethnic, peace, prosperity; explanations for why these things happen. Why social and political phenomena are good or bad. There is a widespread disagreement about how to evaluate. Says what should be done and how to do it. Explanation is a diagnosis: programs is a prescription for a sick patient. *i. e. terrorism is a strategy, sado-masochism is a hobby; neither ideologies. *limits political possibilities; anyway we ought to improve society must take into account human nature.
