PSCI 1100 Lecture Notes - David Easton, Harold Lasswell, Political Philosophy
21 Nov 2012
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Carl schmidt- the specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy. Its not that easy, this is a simplistic. Harold lasswell- politics is about who gets what, when how, the study of politics is the study of influence and the influential. David easton- a political system can be designates as those interaction through which values are authoritatively allocated for a society, this is what distinguishes a political system from other system in its environment. Eason has a more personalistic take on politics, the process of both is not different because it is both about who gets what and the values . David easton- more about the instiution and how it affects the people. Politicy- group of people , the political system these are basically rules. Constiution is the most visible , it can be the rules from various instiutions in the courts: executive, federal, etc.
