POLS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hans Morgenthau, Security Dilemma, Robert Gilpin

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2200
• Professor: Mark Yanisziewski

Document Summary

Athens was growing stronger and sparta was falling behind. Spartans feared that they would fall behind from being able to defend themselves. An athenian army and a people of a neighbouring city state) Its in their natural interest to do this. The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must . Athenians killed melos but nothing was gained. Did not consider anything else: involves ethics and morality. Maybe a group of individuals or just one person who wrote the. 3rd or 5th century - in between. Understanding politics involved understanding 5 key elements. All essential for victory in war: moral law (morale, heaven (nature, earth (geographic factors, skills of commander (leadership, method and discipline (organizational abilities) Writing satire and not actual political advice. His job allowed him to be a part of the first hand of politics. Two most famous books the prince and the discourses.