Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Industrial Revolution, Ultimate Power

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2237E
• Professor: Richard Vande Wetering

Document Summary

Power to do whatever one wishes for self-preservation: no longer a free agent, have to gear yourself to the self-preservation of others, of the community, and of the laws, 2. Involves making a judgement about a situation: problem in finding impartial judges in the state of nature, never really give up the right to self-preservation, p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iples i(cid:374) lo(cid:272)ke(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t, 1. A new conception of sovereignty sovereign is the ultimate power to make laws sovereign = society/common wealth the people final authority lies with the ppl bc they decide whether to consent to the government: 3. Locke favours revolution, locke rejects rebellion: revolution = appeal to heaven, you can revolt, you can use violence, you can overthrow the government, revolution is linked to principles, grounded in a defense of principles. Life, liberty, and/or happiness: revolution: coming back to the same place doing a 360, restoration, social contract is corrupted so it needs to be returned to its original place.