Political Science 2237E Lecture 1: Political Theory & the Practice of Being Critical

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2237E
• Professor: John Grant

Document Summary

Political theory & the practice of being critical. Comparison with a different argument or thinker. Descriptive: provide an account of how something works, or the way the world is. Normative: provide an argument using norms & values about how something ought to be. Critical: provide concepts & methods that help us to see our current society as unfree or unjust; the point is not only to understand society, but to change it. Ideal: build theory of justice based on ideal standards for society.