CHEM 10171 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Preventive War, Falsifiability, Hegemony
12 Jan 2017
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One man cannot behave decently unless he has some assurance that others will not be able to ruin him. A state may want peace but undertake a preventative war. Strike while conditions are in their favor and before it"s too late. Political science concentrates on the institutions and processes of government; international relations- there are no truly governmental institutions. While many might profess the desire for freedom and justice, once domestic trouble and insecurity hits, people are willing to endure tyranny to escape chaos. Idea of social contract relinquishing some freedoms to be a member of society, receive protection of community. Within the structure of the separate states. Prescription/solution has to be based on and related to accurate analysis. We have to understand the relation between causes because estimating the merit of various prescriptions then becomes difficult. Use of power- ability to influence others. Theories set political science apart from history. Normative theory- suggesting how something should be.
