POLC71H3 Lecture : Hume,Burke,Constant
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Open book and one note test: focused on class, property and representation. Also, religion and toleration: revolutions, now we are stopping at 1800s, two important subjects that were not covered, issue of gender. very end of this 1790, women beginning to call for representation. there are no writers who talk about this as well. what does it actually mean for woman to be equal. many feminist scholars today say that just giving women a vote doesn"t mean that they are equal: issue of colonialism or racisim. havent talked about the great colonial and imperialist projects. the way that europe brought most of the globe under its sway: the way colonialism and racial uncivilized people. contemporary geo-politics: these are important things to think about after leaving this class, these are things that are excluded. Lockes contract is a fantasy! doctrine: conserving the traditions that we already have.