Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Pomodoro Technique, Materialism, Thought Experiment

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

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According to the preferred definition of politics from the last lecture, politics: necessarily involves violence, requires strong leaders. Is state authority justified: we will search for this answer in leviathan by thomas hobbes. To study: why we need a state, life without the state and political power. War, civil war in 16th century england. Peace, or the avoidance of war is seen in the fundamental law. Powerful state is needed to avoid disastrous interpersonal conflict. We are never completely satisfied in this life, we desire more and more. The only time one is satisfied is when they are dead. Materialism (we are simply matter in motion, we are very complex machines. To be alive is to be constantly in motion. ) Felicity (continual success in getting what you want; happiness. ) Power (cid:894)o(cid:374)e"s prese(cid:374)t (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s to obtain some future apparent good. ) Predominately self-regarding (cid:894)not (cid:374)e(cid:272)essarily (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g selfish, (cid:271)ut supporti(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:271)eliefs. (cid:895)