Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: State Of Nature, Robert Pape, On Human Nature
26 Sep 2016
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Youre less likely to sufeer violence now compared to 80"s. Prehistoric humans had 15% chance of dying by violence in the hands of another human being. 1945- now, non of the major powerful countries have fought each other. The consequences of war are much more serious than before. Globalization- increasing economic activities between countries: you don"t want to fight people that you trade with. We need a state to prevent war thomas hobbes. Policy decisions the government has policy decisions to make eg environment, how to direct energy , health insurance, how should universities be funded. Laws assign rights and duties rule of law. Decisions are enforced gay marriage, legalizing weed. The difference between haiti and the dominican republic. Nobel pursuit of the public good _ politics is about promoting public good. It exists amongst primates : a biological order that includes humans apes and monkeys. Authoritative decisions decisions with some authority behind them.
