POLI 300B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 300B
• Professor: Rob Walker

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Ta(cid:396)t (cid:272)lass (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:396)eadi(cid:374)g (cid:272)hapte(cid:396) 1 of (cid:862)the p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:455) machiavelli p. 6. It"s a (cid:272)lassifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374), all a(cid:396)e eithe(cid:396) (cid:862)a(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:271)(cid:863), (cid:272)"s a(cid:396)e eithe(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:272)(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)d(cid:863) situation: stating how the world is to be divided- classifications. Statement made by prof: classical texts need very precise reading, particular words and formulations create enormous force: about the paragraph: moves from the general to the particular, moves from (cid:862)all(cid:863) to a (cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) (cid:272)ase. ; these a(cid:396)e p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)sus that something is troubling) Not god, but mere humans, princes : machiavelli is being rude to the catholic church, going against universalistic claims, most i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)tl(cid:455) (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e e(cid:374)gaged i(cid:374) politi(cid:272)s (cid:374)ot theolog(cid:455). Talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out the (cid:373)a(cid:374) o(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:374) relationship not subordination of god on man. If you are in the game of resisting the universalistic claim, if you resist, you want to give up natural law, political authority, obedience to those that can speak on behalf of god (pope in rome)