POLSCI 3VV3 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - 2 October 2017
6 Feb 2018
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Reading locke along with held s thoughts on liberalism. Reading rousseau along with held s thoughts on republicanism. Ideology that organizes itself around the pursuit of individual freedom. A government can only govern if given the consent of the governed (direct vs. Locke: as long as the majority decides where it wants power, you don t have to have a democracy. Rule by known laws (constitution) the government is limited by these rights. Even if you have a king, whoever is ruling has to understand themselves as the representative of the people. The bad king fails to live up to his responsibilities, and so can be fired. Concerned with how governments should be limited by law and by power of the people. Idea that there are certain rights that establish the purpose of government. Because locke is arguing in the context of the glorious revolution (1688). A revolution against an absolutist model of government.
