Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Teleology, Comfort Women, Bernard Crick
16 Nov 2012
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Combination of both in all claims about politics, etc. Change over time ie. people used to believe that the world was flat. This was a factual claim, but now we know it is false. Now saying the world is flat is saying we are all interconnected. 2 or more people developing/having a social relationship with each other. Self-sufficient in the sense of reproduction and economic survival. Aristotle says, man is a social animal . Teleology ----people want to be in a political community (state): Not being political is a way in which people are political. Common rules of conduct: enforceable commands, predictable behaviour, different societies have differing levels of predictable behaviour. Is pursued through coalitions -- collective configurations: personal relationships, family, formal alliances(banks putting money into political parties), mass politics, etc, Idea of the common good: -may hurt individual interest, but is better for the greater good.
