POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Civil Disobedience, Scientific Revolution, Theocracy
23 Jan 2018
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Sources of political authority - weber"s three types. To demonstrate that we should subject ourselves to the absolute power of the sovereign. To show that anarchy - the "state of nature" is always worse. "the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest" Established via a contract (covenant) - between members. Sovereigns are not part of the contract - they are still in the "state of nature" New mechanical account of the universe and politics. Decline of religion as a justification for power. "discovery" of the americas - the role of natives in the european imagination. He lived through the 30 years war, the english civil war, and the possible collapse into anarchy. Citizens have both rights, but also duties, to resist illegitimate governments. Democracy must be had for a state to be legitimately constituted. As a right - simply assumes this, in opposition to hobbes. Voting is not enough - need to act.
