CRM 1301 Lecture : Criminology- Sept 13.docx
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Ideas matter and they matter a great deal, ideas are the core of what we do and our ideas must be grounded in the history of our field (john laub, american society of criminology) The state of nature and the basis of society. State of nature (fiction and it makes the basis of everything) Not so considerate virtual sense of equality gives a sense of hope, in relation of retaining things we want and hope. Virtual equality means mind and body (intellect and strength) Men have 2 conditions sense or a desire for happiness (bentham) and a desire for power. The desire for power is wanted all the time. In the state of nature there is a problem and puts me in a conflict with everyone else. Each and everyone one of us have the state of reason. The laws of nature are immutable and internal. *general rule that forbids men from doing anything that is harmful to his life.
