PSCI 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Progress
10 Oct 2018
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Back then, people were often: judge of certainty, all human beings are limited and all are flawed. It is always hard to have a single final account of things: social progress is not inevitable. Individuality: this is a core component of both liberty and freedom, example: page 53/83, customs are customary circumstances. For him, this is a form of despotism: what is the purpose of the state, encourage people"s development. Representative government: the best form of government that would emerge and be able to protect the rights of the people it rules over, a form of self-rule that would be able to encourage individuals" development. Lawyers, engineers, doctors: there is no social contact. However, all individuals must bare towards the rights of others in the society: the idea of self-interest is good for what you want to pursue in life, but you still live in society.
