POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Civil Society, Carole Pateman
9 Feb 2014
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Think industrial revolution: outlined basic liberal principles, built on hobbs"s theories (legitimacy of the church was slipping and were we can retain self preservation security will become the new church, state of nature: We are peaceful and need no authority (in natural state) To do: authority must: be limited (fenced in) have no absolute authority can"t regulate to much, locke coined the term popular sovereignty: (when the authority is voted in, were do we find liberty: In the absence of the law (this is the opposite of hobbs) Freedom from interference; freedom to own growth of wealth: You can own as much land, as you can make productive. Unlimited growth-when should this be limited: stance on women: Women cannot be citizens because they cannot defend the realm. Marriage is just a contract (therefore it should be able to end- after children are legal age)
