Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Class Conflict, Egotism
6 Jan 2016
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States haven"t always existed human existence precedes the existence of a state. There were rival forms of states: cities, traditional kingdoms, empires. After 1500 the state model proved superior against other forms of leadership or control. We may or may not always have states suppose we find a better model for managing society in the future. Hegel saw human history as ideas driving historical development, he believes that history. An idealist approach is a series of ideas in motion. Hegel believes the state is the end of history history was a movement and always had the goal of a state, history has fulfilled its purpose for hegel. Woodrow wilson: state idealist: functionalism: you cannot always get what you want, you get what you need. Therefore, the state would function as a provider of order and stability. So, what threatens order: for a neo-marxist the state resolves class conflict.
