SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Oligarchy, Classical Liberalism, Collective Bargaining

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Colline Terry

Document Summary

Sosc 1000 introduction to social science lecture notes. Ideology: ways of seeing, defining ideology, the left/right ideological spectrum, the liberal debate, conservative revival, strands of socialism, increasing complexity, my history, columbus and the war against the indians. France: federalism originated from the aboriginal form of government. Ideology and history: ways of seeing, defining ideology, small fish (there is no justice in this world), medium fish (theres some justice in this world), Explains and passes judgment on historical events. (good thing, bad thing) An ideology justifies the exercise of power in society. Maps out the interconnects between political and other spheres of human existence. Attempts to makes sense of a chaotic world. (tries to makes sense of it) simplifies the world. Has a(cid:374) i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s as it se(cid:396)(cid:448)e to p(cid:396)o(cid:448)ide (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374) a (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld that"s confused. By our very nature we are acquisitive and competitiv: we want more and more. We are perfectible in a much more profound way than liberalism.