POL214Y1 Lecture : Ideology in Canada
Document Summary
The material well-being of canadians; quality of life; socio-economic setting. This class: what is ideology, left + right, conservatism; liberalism; socialism, contemporary versus classical. Dominant ideology is pervasive; in canada it is democratic capitalism or liberalism. Subject gets a lot of attention; emphasis on the role of ideals in political life. Comes from a liberal revolution: 1795 the ideologist forum in the french. Commitment to the study and history ideas. Wanted to develop a science of ideas in order to organize human nature. Ideology expresses the most fundamental ideas of the nature of the individual, or society and of the relationships b/t the individual and society. A body of ideas that represents the needs and aspirations of an. Liberal definition; makes distinction between the individual and society; individual is prime. For conservatives and socialists, individuals are not separate from society. Offers vision of how society is and ought to be organized.
