Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Pessimism, Political Warfare, Passive Obedience
8 Jul 2014
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Leap of submission to the philosophers (both similar in st aug and. No one can be trusted who is driven by eros, the only thing that can change this is a transformation of the passions. Not an association for the advancement of reason (aristotle) or a unity of vision (plato). Rome is not a commonwealth : thus christendom (the power of communion / excommunication politics is communications) is one city, all worldly states make up the city of this world (hot spots 19) glued by. Pervasive, incorrigible in st. augustine because we are at war with ourselves. Political warfare (imperial) is only a way of stabilizing domination. There is no escape: the wars of rome can be justified (156-80) because they can reduce the warfare within ourselves and the war that we have with everyone else. These define the cosmic reality inside which politics has its meaning, methods and goals.
