[Political Science 1020E] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 43 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Bruce Morrison

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P o l i t i c a l s c i e n c e 1 0 2 0 e. The state: tates ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s e(cid:454)isted, medieval europe had competitions in place. Defining the state: two approaches to state. Idealist: functionalist, now organizational, hegelian idealism: saw history as the moving forward of human consciousness and ideas moving towards an end-point, development. Fa(cid:373)il(cid:455): (cid:858)particular altruis(cid:373)" (private: you would do anything for the members of your own family. Ci(cid:448)il ociet(cid:455): (cid:858)u(cid:374)iversal egois(cid:373)" (public: sphere of association (ex. clubs in university, engage with broader classes, perusing our own interests through people who also share those interests. Tate: (cid:858)u(cid:374)iversal altruis(cid:373)": creates general laws, mutual engagement in a broad/universal fashion, the state as the end of history. Problematic definition: woodrow wilson: state idealist. Fu(cid:374)ctio(cid:374)alis(cid:373) does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)a(cid:374)age to o(cid:448)erco(cid:373)e: organizational approach, state as specific set of institutions.