POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Personation, Totalitarianism
Do not harm others if do not wish harm - natural laws
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Teaching of Jews / golden rule
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Do not have to do, but NOT do
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Do not have to help others, but protect self
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Equal respect comes out of fear of others
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Ignobility: look out for #1 - selfless dedication
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Revolutionary and destabilizing
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Modern left: growing equality
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No form of superiority can exist - basic equality
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Section 35 / Chapter 15 - Moral / political teachings
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Because he serves us, we will obey him
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Ruler's authority depends upon our authorship / agreement
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No one necessarily better than us at leading
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Rests upon contract / agreement making agent / representation
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Person is he whose words / actions are own or represent those of others
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Servant who serves him by being master
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Parliament has no authority in its own name
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Not the people, but representatives that make decisions
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Chapter 16 - personation / representation
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106-7 summary of previous chapters
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Discussion of social animals --> don't need sovereign but don't need because
no reason (leave state of nature)
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Humans only animal to disagree / think things are worth dying for
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Bees are better than humans because they are free of troubles
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Confer power or will into one will power to represent people
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109 Commonwealth : protect from invasion of others, etc.
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As humans we are weak / foolish - create mortal God that is us united together
to counteract flaws
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Relinquish claim to govern self
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Transfer right to govern to third party --> does not have natural right to rule,
but at as an agent
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No longer about contending claims to rule
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Chapter 17
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Compelled to accept sovereign's actions as own
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If lack one, can't do other
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Questioning sovereign would eliminate power - needed
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Power to protect is power to oppress - can't distinguish
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This ultimately lead back to state of nature
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Recognize opinions are not worth dying for - driven by passion / interest,
change often
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Elites convince people to die for opinions that only serve elites --?
Opinions are vain, where is right? --> pride
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Sovereign's authority : general control of speech / opinion - at their
discretion --> end and spirit are liberal
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Main purpose of life is to avoid collision
Chapter 18 - rights of sovereigns
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Lecture 2.9: Hobbes,
Leviathan
, chapters 17-19, 20-21, 29-30
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Document Summary
Lecture 2. 9: hobbes, leviathan, chapters 17-19, 20-21, 29-30. Section 35 / chapter 15 - moral / political teachings. Do not harm others if do not wish harm - natural laws. Do not have to help others, but protect self. Equal respect comes out of fear of others. Ignobility: look out for #1 - selfless dedication. No form of superiority can exist - basic equality. Ruler"s authority depends upon our authorship / agreement. Because he serves us, we will obey him. Rests upon contract / agreement making agent / representation. No one necessarily better than us at leading. Person is he whose words / actions are own or represent those of others. Parliament has no authority in its own name. Not the people, but representatives that make decisions. Discussion of social animals --> don"t need sovereign but don"t need because no reason (leave state of nature) Humans only animal to disagree / think things are worth dying for.
