Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Class Conflict, Civil Society
26 Feb 2016
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Rival forms to the state: cities, traditional kingdoms (personal kingdoms), empires (extended territories, e. g. , holy roman empire) State model proved superior after 1500 (state did certain things better than other models) Has spread throughout the globe due to this- state model is now universal. We may not always have states (life before, and life after) Hegelian idealism: hegel took idealistic approach, hegel saw human history as the gradual fulfillment overtime of humans. Family: particular altruism"- in the family, we get a model of altruism of the basis for something bigger and better, but on a small scale. Civil society: universal egoism"- extension of people beyond the family, people operating on basis of self interest. State: universal altrusim"- the move of history is the move to create a state that promotes ethical ideas. State generates common rules, rational, reasonable, allow the rules to govern us, creates maximum space for human autonomy.
