Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Effective Demand, Distributive Justice, Justice As Fairness
21 Aug 2013
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Social process/ activity in which individuals in groups with conflicting views reach binding decisions that are enforced against those who disobey. Nation: community of belief extended thru mists of history (character tied to particular area, everyone shares common ways) State: territorial community with borders: centralized governing authority (only have existed for 5-7 centuries. Sovereignty, including monopoly of legitimate violence (final decision making authority reserved for an identifiable office holder to make decisions) Power can take several forms threat of force, incentives, sanctions, throffers (threats and. Present something appealing so they buy into it, attraction. The right to punish those who disobey. Imagine what life would be like without it. Conclusion: we should want centralized absolute state/ sovereign. Worst scenario: no state protection (any state is better than no state)- opposite of anarchist. Powerful state is needed to avoid disastrous interpersonal conflict (no arts, letters, buildings, life is solitary brutish and short)
