POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - Transnationalism, Maurya Empire, Free Market
5 Dec 2013
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Theories are about ideas, ideas are connected to actions, theories is always for someone and some purpose. A theory provides a framework for understanding what causes an event or a series of events: cause effect relationship, they are also connected to making arguments. Is based on a rational approach: we can better understand the world if we look at it rational. Theories involve basic world views and are not necessarily objective. Anarchic there is no over arching central authority: that there are gradations of capabilities among nation states greater powers and lesser states- in a decentralized international system of states possessing legal equality, or sovereignty. Mencius (confusionism) vs the legalists (hanfei)- 300 b. c: han fei: human nature is bad self serving. Totalritarian rule all parts of society are dictated from governing authority: confustis- human nature share a similar and good nature, each indv has potential to be virtuous.
