POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Modernization Theory, Democratic Russia, Liberal Democracy
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The end of history and the last man francis book. Teleology is the philosophical study of design and purpose from the greet telos: end or purpose a teological theory is one that holds all things to be designed or directed toward an end on purpose. Capitalism would produce too much surplus, would lead to socialism. Capstone cant put it in unless you have the other foundation pieces. Democracy is the highest point of human political organization, the endpoint of history. Democracy is good, democracy is widespread, democracy is here to stay. Democracy is becoming less democratic (not here to stay: democracies are value neutral. Set of institutions that do nothing but translate will of majority . if will is correct, outcome is good and vice versa, Does nothing but translate the will into policy. People are capabale of electing a bad or a good leader. -a majority of the population has a right to vote.
