POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Sapiens, Anthropomorphism, Cui Bono
11 Dec 2017
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Ideas and political culture : the community"s ideas. The affairs of the community : public and private. Formal laws, informal understandings, rules of the game. If we think about politics in a multidimensional way we can make sense of the phenomena as a whole. Everybody knows what they"re doing and understand what is going on around them. The paradox of ubiquity; politics everywhere, but everywhere different. Politics is wherever you see homo sapiens. Always ask the question posed by the roman politician and orator, marcus tullius. Cicero (106-43 bce), and since has become the political scientist"s enduring question. Feature 26 questions (essay) you answer only one. Your ta makes 2 of them, don"t necessarily have to answer it. Exams are written anonymously, you only need your student # Bonus mark for being a conscientious attender of tutorials added to. Do not choose parties that are fairly marginal. Learn about the politics of the leaders country.
