SOC203H1 Lecture : SIMMEL
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Start with a quote: from hannah arendt (1906-1975) Violence can always destroy power y veugelers thinks she was talking about power based on coercion. If you re a powerful person who s threatening to use violence against someone, there is a paradox. Weber is telling us we cant understand power relations without taking into account the capacity of those in. Pg 181 simmel: domination is a form of interaction y the will of the subordinate person matters. This implies that the subordinate person has choice, even if limited. The behaviour of the powerful might have to be adjusted, based on the choices of the less powerful. Language is abstract but paper is organized well in unit. Power is rarely so complete as to rule out all personal freedom on the part of the subordinate. Relating to tocqueville: y he didn t really understand slavery very well.
