POSC 1000U Midterm: POLITICS MIDTERM 1 (Ch. 1-5)
26 Feb 2019
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The political shows institutions of governance. Philosophical traditions = the role of politics in producing the conditions for good life". The dominant form of political organization no concept is more central to political discourse and political analysis. State a crucial institution for the political analyst. Empirical account can be distinguished fr. a. Humans are good for cooperation, difference in normative account values, and interest. Humans need to manage the distribution of goods. Endism = the dominance of liberal democratic. To develop empirical typology of the state. But: cannot be sustained in the face of ideological conflicts. Contemporary politics ( western democracies) = generated pessimism about politics to deliver the good life" = phenomenon of anti-politics". = how/ whom moderate decisions are rightfully made. Defining politics = beset by boundary problem involving = what is/not. State w/sovereign power = principal arena of politics. Broader view sees it as encompassing power relations in social/economic institutions.
