POLI 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Bargaining, Extraversion And Introversion, Imperium
28 Sep 2014
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Peace through imperium: why is there war (social and psychological, social (einstein) war large large. Political/economic interests that to a certain extent have an interest in. They take advantage of a national tendency towards destruction of the human race: social (freud) In terms of social relations, might makes right. What is it about humanity that defines this lust for destruction. Questions or disputes are often settled through violence. Done individually but is extrapolated outwards towards society at. The brute force we use to settle disputes is used within communities at. Law and legal institutions reflect the idea of might makes right. Over time, these disparities that institutionalize themselves between ruler and ruled in terms of strength allow societies to become more egalitarian. This take places because the weak eventually begin to threaten the strong with revolution. Violence is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Social order reflects the institutionalization of violence.
