POL S 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Angela Duckworth, Jared Diamond, Mindset
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Then figure out whether or not the argument is any good. Internal criteria: things that are theoretical or part of the argument itself. Taking the argument on its own grounds first. External criteria: things external to the argument itself; the extent to which the real world supports the argument (evidence drawn from the world) Montesquieu"s claim - from the passage at the very end of the syllabus. One possible hypothesis: climate shaping the system of government that emerges in a country. Bad climates are going to produce free nations, and good climates are going to produce tyrannies (unfree nations) Related to famous arguments made by jared diamond and others about the impact of geography/environment on human societies. Uk has bad climate, but has rule-of-law/democratic/free nation system. Morocco has good climate, but does not have a democratic system. Assessing intelligence and measuring academic success beyond iq; taking. Assessing intelligence and measuring academic success beyond iq; taking psychology of students into account.
