SOCB50H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Leviathan, Age Of Enlightenment, Philosophes
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Jurisprudence: the law and the principles that govern court decisions. By late 17th century, catholicism and protestantism were no longer sufficient to explain everything that happened in the world. New technologies and revolutions began to challenge these theories. A deviant went from being someone in league with evil forces to an actual behaviour that detracted from the overall happiness or well being of members of society. Since deviance was a rational calculation, the way to reduce it was to increase certainty and severity of punishment precisely to the point in which the potential deviant would be deterred. Punishment matching the crime; deviants would question whether the risk of deviance was worth the cruel punishments and conform to a better choice. Rational calculation in an imperfect world: the enlightenment. Deviant was no longer someone possessed by devils, they were seen as a rational person who made self-serving choices. 5 central tenets of the classical view were:
