MMW 14 Lecture 4: Social Implications of Revolution
23 Jan 2019
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Through violent ruptures from the past or through incremental, reverential negotiation with the past? a) b) Reverential--> still treating the pass as something sacred even though you are trying to implement changes. The violent convulsions of revolution the jacobins" reign of terror (1793-1794) i) Absolute equality as primary goal of the revolution (1) Elevating all men, even former slaves, to a selfless form of happiness (a) Dawn of a new revolutionary man and revolutionary society. Terror as an emanation of virtue (1) (2) French revolution--> guillotine--> lighting of heaven that was sent down to purge society of its immoral ways. Only way to assure virtue was to use terror (3) What kind of impact would such rhetoric have on the populace? iii) Refers to the class that doesn"t wear tight pants. Lots of poor or semi-employed people (a) (b) (c)
