SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: German Idealism, Dialectic, Socratic Dialogue

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

An unfinished, dynamic, unstable dialectical whole". Freedom: 1760 england fully industrialized, before this society was ruled by tradition roman catholic church, freedom is a part of mastering the world. Progress: humanity is progressing; while mastering it we are able to chart a course that will free us from limitations of a dominant religious world view. Pursuit of individual interest would meet interests of all. Smith says in a rich society we need to protect the poor because there are an abundance of human resources there that could contribute to our society. Smith: 1776 wealth of nations: had a notion that if he wanted to understand the structure of the social world; start with economy. Drawn from greek dialogues to and fro of socratic dialogue. Through critique and contradiction ideas progressed and developed. 2 circles and an arrow (diagram 1) base and superstructure.