POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Milan Kundera, Faubourg, French Revolution
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Pols 1000: why we must think critically, the term critical does not refer to the quality of the conclusion it. Arrived at: criticism refers to a thinking processs that aims to evaluate, does not refer to negative conclusion, this evalution based on thinking process, this thinking process rests on an anaylis on a variety of factors like. History, logic, observation, context, coherence, relevance: this tp, asa, ct is a skill, can only be learned thru practice. To work on this skill, from 1000-4000, engage in intellect, exercises aimed to. Improve this skill: contextualize, history, logic, evaluate, all this begs qs, why we be critical, precious asssets we will bring to real world, ct will protect you from charletons, imposters, correct decisions, engage. In defending intelelectually, overcomes stupidity, lds to abtract thought, Of its political power: from 1800 to 19th century the bourgeoise will consolidate its political status, the 1914 the ending of fr, arguable, this was known as faubourg bourgeois.