POLI 240 : poli 240 notes.docx
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May 16, 2013 population of about 250000, 50000 with civil rights, rest are slaves slaves acquired from trade, wars, slaves having babies. Athenian nacy and allies (delian league) vs. spartan army and allies(peloponnesian league) Thucydides" melian dialogue (416-5 bce) remains a seminal work of ir. Melos was a tiny neutral city; athenians asked for their surrender, they refused. The strong do what they will and the weak suffer what they must . A revolution establishes the pro-spartan oligarchy (the 30 tyrants led by critias) 404- Athenian democracy re-established with a coup, 403 bce. The wind turned quickly; sparta proves to be a worse tyrant than athens. Major cities (thebes, corinth, agos) switch sides (370-bce). Philip ii of macedon, father of alexander the great. A cognitive bias that leads unskilled or less-skilled individuals to overrate their knowledge and capacity. Remarkably skilled & knowledgeable individuals overrate others and underrate themselves.
