Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Tyrant, Sand Art And Play, Neoconservatism
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A dogmatic person is someone who believes that everything you do must be guided by a truth- whether the forms, god, or the natural path of the political animal- you will be lost. The skeptics attack the idea that everyone who does not follow the truth is doomed. They attack the notion that most of humanity is flawed. They assert a philosophical approach that enables the human individual to be happy directly-happy as a merchant or a husband or even a tyrant. Their notion of compromise is close to liberal tolerance and relativism. There is a model that enables us to impose order on the constant change/flux. The skeptics say that there is a way to live a happy life while knowing you are in constant flux. Politics does not freeze things>>we should elect politicians who are flexible. #2 is the skeptikoi"s pragmatic and empirical path to a happy life.