SOAN 2112 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Main Source, Proletariat, On Liberty

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2112
• Professor: Linda Hunter

Document Summary

Reject the social contract, believe society doesn"t depend on the will of men but on the will of god. Called for a return to the old regime (traditionalists, idealized the lost medieval order and yearned for its arranged harmony) Believes humans acquired knowledge from tradition growing up in a cultural community (the church) Denies individual action, believes art is a collective effort. Beliefs there is no natural man = only a social man. Believes there is no natural rights = only social rights. Opposes the enlightenment believes rights only exist in definite social relationships. Believes authority is divinely established, believes in the monarchy. Man is born into society and becomes a part of it by acquiring language and social truth we learn truth from our institutions (the church) Believes law generate social stability, rejected the social contract, laws express the will of god. There was no man before society, god created us.