GOV 97 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Purna Swaraj, Moses Finley, Danielle Allen

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Demagogues
§
Consensus+and+the+national+interest
§
Community
§
Author+of+Democracy)Ancient)and)Modern
Moses+Finley
Justice
§
Constitution
§
§
Virtue
§
Citizenship
§
Cosmopolitanism
§
Republic
§
Sovereignty
§
Author+of+The)Birth)of)Politics
Melissa+Lane
We+the+People+=+referring+to+the+poor
Instead+of+Ancient+and+Modern+Ancient,+Pre-industrial,+and+Post-industrial
Pericles
Aristotle
Ancient
Declaration+of+independence
Federalist+papers
Declaration+of+the+Rights+of+Man+and+Citizen
Pre-Industrial
Benjamin+constant
Purna+Swaraj
UN+Declaration+of+Human+Rights
Post-Industrial
Promotes+social+crises
§
Slaver/Division+of+Labor
Basis+of+Membership+(families)
Role+of+Law
Voted+on+questions+of+war,+trade,+etc
No+slaves+or+outsiders
®
All+Athenians+participated
Adult+male+was+representative+for+family
Idiotas:+anyone+who+didn't+participate+in+politics
Women+should+never+be+spoken+or+heard+of
All+Athenians+(men)+rotated+into+a+position+in+the+6,000+person+assembly
§
Degree+of+Participation+in+Politics
Participating+in+politics+is+how+Athenians+became+educated
§
Role+of+Education
No+such+thing
§
Anytime+there+was+a+threat+to+democracy+it+was+illegitimate
§
Right+of+Evolution
Definition+of+Liberty
Completely+bound+to+one+another
§
Rich+=+free
§
Poor+=+slave
§
Freedom+was+limited+to+people+with+wealth
§
Freedom+required+political+equality
§
Relation+between+liberty+and+equality
Themes+across+time
Father+was+a+physician+for+Philip+(father+of+Alexander+the+Great)
Studied+with+Plato
Gives+account+of+democracy+although+not+in+favor+of+it
Argues+that+the+best+city+is+the+one+that+achieves+justice
Pursue+the+"good+life"
Monarchy+is+best+form+of+society,+however+difficult+to+always+have+the+best+man+in+charge
Aristocracy+becomes+second+best+form+of+government
The+affairs+of+the+city+-"Constitution"
§
How+you+organize+your+society
§
Instead+of+seeking+good+people,+seek+good+law
§
"Politea"+=+third+best+form
Tyranny+is+worst+form+of+government
Accepts+slavery,+even+sees+it+as+natural+or+as+a+necessity
His+focus+is+virtue+and+politics
The+citizen+who+is+wise+and+virtuous+allows+them+to+make+good+decisions+for+the+city,+anyone+who+doesn't+
live+with+reason+is+a+slave
Proportional*equality*vs.*arithmetic*equality
Aristotle
Radicals+-thought+independence+was+necessarily+far+before+others
§
Wanted+to+bring+others+over+to+the+side+of+independence
§
Rule+of+Law
Separation+of+Power
May+1776,+all+colonies+should+write+their+own+declarations+and+laws+and+declare+independence
§
Athenians:+everyone+did+everything
§
American:+divide+up+power+and+responsibilities
§
Word+philosophers+use+to+talk+about+arguments
Human+beings+die,+Bill+Gates+is+a+human+being,+so+Bill+Gates+will+die
Syllogism
§
John+Adams+and+Richard+Henry+Lee
Pre-Industrial+
Slavery+was+a+feature+of+the+American+colony
From+the+moment+the+declaration+was+signed,+people+used+it+in+favor+of+abolition
Change+in+global+economy+that+entrenched+slavery
Industrialization+of+cotton+gin
American+Colony
Slavery:+open+question,+no+longer+a+given
Basis+of+membership:+family+or+individual?+Started+to+change
Role+of+law:+much+more+prominent+place+for+modern+democracy+vs.+ancient+democracy
Degree+of+participation+in+politics:+high+commitment+to+participation
Role+of+education:+Thomas+Jefferson+and+John+Adams+strong+advocate+of+public+education
Right+of+revolution:
Definition+of+liberty:
Relationship+between+liberty+and+equality:+all+men+are+created+equal,+seeking+freedom+from+domination+
from+the+British,+wanted+to+create+a+colony+that+relied+on+freedom
Themes+Across+Time+(pre-post+industrialization)
Wanted+to+achieve+social+equality
Account+of+what+people+should+come+to+expect
§
Purpose+is+to+provide+a+standard+so+people+can+compare+grievances+to+list+of+rights
Tax+policy:+Declaration+doesn't+engage+deeply+in+economic+questions
Declarations+of+Rights+of+Man+(France)+??
Commerce+has+put+money+into+circulation+in+a+way+that+alludes+control
Two+kinds+of+liberty:+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+politics+and+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+commercial+
process
People+no+longer+have+the+time+to+participate+in+politics+as+actively
Political+liberty+is+indispensable
Commerce+and+Circulation
Democracy*Ancient*and*Modern:*or*a*Story*about*Liberty*and*Equality
Week$Two$(Danielle$Allen)
Monday,+February+1,+2016
12:50+PM
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Demagogues
§
Consensus+and+the+national+interest
§
Community
§
Author+of+Democracy)Ancient)and)Modern
Moses+Finley
Justice
§
Constitution
§
Democracy
§
Virtue
§
Citizenship
§
Cosmopolitanism
§
Republic
§
Sovereignty
§
Author+of+The)Birth)of)Politics
Melissa+Lane
We+the+People+=+referring+to+the+poor
Instead+of+Ancient+and+Modern+Ancient,+Pre-industrial,+and+Post-industrial
Pericles
Aristotle
Ancient
Declaration+of+independence
Federalist+papers
Declaration+of+the+Rights+of+Man+and+Citizen
Pre-Industrial
Benjamin+constant
Purna+Swaraj
UN+Declaration+of+Human+Rights
Post-Industrial
Promotes+social+crises
§
Slaver/Division+of+Labor
Basis+of+Membership+(families)
Role+of+Law
Voted+on+questions+of+war,+trade,+etc
No+slaves+or+outsiders
®
All+Athenians+participated
Adult+male+was+representative+for+family
Idiotas:+anyone+who+didn't+participate+in+politics
Women+should+never+be+spoken+or+heard+of
All+Athenians+(men)+rotated+into+a+position+in+the+6,000+person+assembly
§
Degree+of+Participation+in+Politics
Participating+in+politics+is+how+Athenians+became+educated
§
Role+of+Education
No+such+thing
§
Anytime+there+was+a+threat+to+democracy+it+was+illegitimate
§
Right+of+Evolution
Definition+of+Liberty
Completely+bound+to+one+another
§
Rich+=+free
§
Poor+=+slave
§
Freedom+was+limited+to+people+with+wealth
§
Freedom+required+political+equality
§
Relation+between+liberty+and+equality
Themes+across+time
Father+was+a+physician+for+Philip+(father+of+Alexander+the+Great)
Studied+with+Plato
Gives+account+of+democracy+although+not+in+favor+of+it
Argues+that+the+best+city+is+the+one+that+achieves+justice
Pursue+the+"good+life"
Monarchy+is+best+form+of+society,+however+difficult+to+always+have+the+best+man+in+charge
Aristocracy+becomes+second+best+form+of+government
The+affairs+of+the+city+-"Constitution"
§
How+you+organize+your+society
§
Instead+of+seeking+good+people,+seek+good+law
§
"Politea"+=+third+best+form
Tyranny+is+worst+form+of+government
Accepts+slavery,+even+sees+it+as+natural+or+as+a+necessity
His+focus+is+virtue+and+politics
The+citizen+who+is+wise+and+virtuous+allows+them+to+make+good+decisions+for+the+city,+anyone+who+doesn't+
live+with+reason+is+a+slave
Proportional*equality*vs.*arithmetic*equality
Aristotle
Radicals+-thought+independence+was+necessarily+far+before+others
§
Wanted+to+bring+others+over+to+the+side+of+independence
§
Rule+of+Law
Separation+of+Power
May+1776,+all+colonies+should+write+their+own+declarations+and+laws+and+declare+independence
§
Athenians:+everyone+did+everything
§
American:+divide+up+power+and+responsibilities
§
Word+philosophers+use+to+talk+about+arguments
Human+beings+die,+Bill+Gates+is+a+human+being,+so+Bill+Gates+will+die
Syllogism
§
John+Adams+and+Richard+Henry+Lee
Pre-Industrial+
Slavery+was+a+feature+of+the+American+colony
From+the+moment+the+declaration+was+signed,+people+used+it+in+favor+of+abolition
Change+in+global+economy+that+entrenched+slavery
Industrialization+of+cotton+gin
American+Colony
Slavery:+open+question,+no+longer+a+given
Basis+of+membership:+family+or+individual?+Started+to+change
Role+of+law:+much+more+prominent+place+for+modern+democracy+vs.+ancient+democracy
Degree+of+participation+in+politics:+high+commitment+to+participation
Role+of+education:+Thomas+Jefferson+and+John+Adams+strong+advocate+of+public+education
Right+of+revolution:
Definition+of+liberty:
Relationship+between+liberty+and+equality:+all+men+are+created+equal,+seeking+freedom+from+domination+
from+the+British,+wanted+to+create+a+colony+that+relied+on+freedom
Themes+Across+Time+(pre-post+industrialization)
Wanted+to+achieve+social+equality
Account+of+what+people+should+come+to+expect
§
Purpose+is+to+provide+a+standard+so+people+can+compare+grievances+to+list+of+rights
Tax+policy:+Declaration+doesn't+engage+deeply+in+economic+questions
Declarations+of+Rights+of+Man+(France)+??
Commerce+has+put+money+into+circulation+in+a+way+that+alludes+control
Two+kinds+of+liberty:+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+politics+and+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+commercial+
process
People+no+longer+have+the+time+to+participate+in+politics+as+actively
Political+liberty+is+indispensable
Commerce+and+Circulation
Democracy*Ancient*and*Modern:*or*a*Story*about*Liberty*and*Equality
Week$Two$(Danielle$Allen)
Monday,+February+1,+2016 12:50+PM
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Demagogues
§
Consensus+and+the+national+interest
§
Community
§
Author+of+Democracy)Ancient)and)Modern
Moses+Finley
Justice
§
Constitution
§
Democracy
§
Virtue
§
Citizenship
§
Cosmopolitanism
§
Republic
§
Sovereignty
§
Author+of+The)Birth)of)Politics
Melissa+Lane
We+the+People+=+referring+to+the+poor
Instead+of+Ancient+and+Modern+Ancient,+Pre-industrial,+and+Post-industrial
Pericles
Aristotle
Ancient
Declaration+of+independence
Federalist+papers
Declaration+of+the+Rights+of+Man+and+Citizen
Pre-Industrial
Benjamin+constant
Purna+Swaraj
UN+Declaration+of+Human+Rights
Post-Industrial
Promotes+social+crises
§
Slaver/Division+of+Labor
Basis+of+Membership+(families)
Role+of+Law
Voted+on+questions+of+war,+trade,+etc
No+slaves+or+outsiders
®
All+Athenians+participated
Adult+male+was+representative+for+family
Idiotas:+anyone+who+didn't+participate+in+politics
Women+should+never+be+spoken+or+heard+of
All+Athenians+(men)+rotated+into+a+position+in+the+6,000+person+assembly
§
Degree+of+Participation+in+Politics
Participating+in+politics+is+how+Athenians+became+educated
§
Role+of+Education
No+such+thing
§
Anytime+there+was+a+threat+to+democracy+it+was+illegitimate
§
Right+of+Evolution
Definition+of+Liberty
Completely+bound+to+one+another
§
Rich+=+free
§
Poor+=+slave
§
Freedom+was+limited+to+people+with+wealth
§
Freedom+required+political+equality
§
Relation+between+liberty+and+equality
Themes+across+time
Father+was+a+physician+for+Philip+(father+of+Alexander+the+Great)
Studied+with+Plato
Gives+account+of+democracy+although+not+in+favor+of+it
Argues+that+the+best+city+is+the+one+that+achieves+justice
Pursue+the+"good+life"
Monarchy+is+best+form+of+society,+however+difficult+to+always+have+the+best+man+in+charge
Aristocracy+becomes+second+best+form+of+government
The+affairs+of+the+city+-"Constitution"
§
How+you+organize+your+society
§
Instead+of+seeking+good+people,+seek+good+law
§
"Politea"+=+third+best+form
Tyranny+is+worst+form+of+government
Accepts+slavery,+even+sees+it+as+natural+or+as+a+necessity
His+focus+is+virtue+and+politics
The+citizen+who+is+wise+and+virtuous+allows+them+to+make+good+decisions+for+the+city,+anyone+who+doesn't+
live+with+reason+is+a+slave
Proportional*equality*vs.*arithmetic*equality
Aristotle
Radicals+-thought+independence+was+necessarily+far+before+others
§
Wanted+to+bring+others+over+to+the+side+of+independence
§
Rule+of+Law
Separation+of+Power
May+1776,+all+colonies+should+write+their+own+declarations+and+laws+and+declare+independence
§
Athenians:+everyone+did+everything
§
American:+divide+up+power+and+responsibilities
§
Word+philosophers+use+to+talk+about+arguments
Human+beings+die,+Bill+Gates+is+a+human+being,+so+Bill+Gates+will+die
Syllogism
§
John+Adams+and+Richard+Henry+Lee
Pre-Industrial+
Slavery+was+a+feature+of+the+American+colony
From+the+moment+the+declaration+was+signed,+people+used+it+in+favor+of+abolition
Change+in+global+economy+that+entrenched+slavery
Industrialization+of+cotton+gin
American+Colony
Slavery:+open+question,+no+longer+a+given
Basis+of+membership:+family+or+individual?+Started+to+change
Role+of+law:+much+more+prominent+place+for+modern+democracy+vs.+ancient+democracy
Degree+of+participation+in+politics:+high+commitment+to+participation
Role+of+education:+Thomas+Jefferson+and+John+Adams+strong+advocate+of+public+education
Right+of+revolution:
Definition+of+liberty:
Relationship+between+liberty+and+equality:+all+men+are+created+equal,+seeking+freedom+from+domination+
from+the+British,+wanted+to+create+a+colony+that+relied+on+freedom
Themes+Across+Time+(pre-post+industrialization)
Wanted+to+achieve+social+equality
Account+of+what+people+should+come+to+expect
§
Purpose+is+to+provide+a+standard+so+people+can+compare+grievances+to+list+of+rights
Tax+policy:+Declaration+doesn't+engage+deeply+in+economic+questions
Declarations+of+Rights+of+Man+(France)+??
Commerce+has+put+money+into+circulation+in+a+way+that+alludes+control
Two+kinds+of+liberty:+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+politics+and+kind+of+liberty+to+participate+in+commercial+
process
People+no+longer+have+the+time+to+participate+in+politics+as+actively
Political+liberty+is+indispensable
Commerce+and+Circulation
Democracy*Ancient*and*Modern:*or*a*Story*about*Liberty*and*Equality
Week$Two$(Danielle$Allen)
Monday,+February+1,+2016 12:50+PM
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Democracy ancient and modern: or a story about liberty and equality. We the people = referring to the poor. Instead of ancient and modern ancient, pre-industrial, and post-industrial. Declaration of the rights of man and citizen. All athenians (men) rotated into a position in the 6,000 person assembly. Women should never be spoken or heard of. Participating in politics is how athenians became educated. Anytime there was a threat to democracy it was illegitimate. Father was a physician for philip (father of alexander the great) Gives account of democracy although not in favor of it. Argues that the best city is the one that achieves justice. Monarchy is best form of society, however difficult to always have the best man in c. Instead of seeking good people, seek good law. Accepts slavery, even sees it as natural or as a necessity.

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