Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Invisible Hand, Chessboard
8 Jul 2014
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1711-1776 politics as craft of stabilizing property by rules of justice supporting commerce self interest and limited generosity (outweighed by entire circle of peoples they care for) foundations of society and government morals and politics. Habit custom and incremental change as the real pattern of historical development. Owl: of the origin of justice and property (chapter from treatise of human nature) "political innovation should be a crime" change should come through natural processes commerce based on greek edicts against new things Systems as paradigms history as a paradigm change. Commerce and political economy the invisible hand obvious and simple system of natural liberty: english desire to trade hindered by royal meddling and permissions etc. Political society the great chessboard self-interest and sociability intersecting interests, universal principle of commerce people are competitive and self interested but have a natural sense of justice. Justice moral nature of self-interested individuals sympathy propriety impartiality sense of justice.
