POL_SC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Classical Liberalism, Equality Of Outcome, Intelligent Design
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Harold laswell- who gets what, when, and how? . Politics is about the distribution of resources (laswell definition) A means by which people in groups compete to shape the governments goals (book definition) Politics is the public resolution or management of conflict within a basic consensus of community (horner"s definition) Consensus because we have rules that must be followed. Politics is about competition for control over share resources. Beliefs- your sense of value, what you think to be true. Values- ideas about right and wrong, the way things ought to be. Help us predict what"s going to happen in the future. Dominate set of beliefs and values in medieval times. Royalty, nobility, church- hold power (5% of population) Trying to change this belief would be going against the will of god- divine. Human beings are considered members of groups- individualism is frowned upon. Legitimate authority to govern should belong to the church and the aristocracy.
