Political Science 1020E Final: Final Exam Review

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

Document Summary

Ball and dagger, everything except chapter 2. Wolff, ethics and public policy, chs 2-7. Fundamental equality of all human beings: inequality is an artifact. Every doctrine should be open to critical scrutiny. No religious dogma can reasonably be held with certainty. Hobbes, locke, paine, jefferson, and french declaration. Organic conception of society and the state. Classical conservatives: flawed human beings, hierarchy, tradition, anti-revolution. Contemporary conservatives: small government, free markets, strong military. Basic goods should be produced with the aim of benefiting all. Against capitalism and its unequal distribution of power. Industrial revolution led to dangerous, difficult, undignified factory work. Moral objections to exploitation, poverty, and greed (cid:858) (cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272)(cid:859) (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s a(cid:271)out histori(cid:272)al (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge a(cid:374)d the e(cid:374)d of (cid:272)apitalis(cid:373) Karl marx: alienation, history, economics, human nature, the state. Level of development of the productive forces explains the nature of the economic structure. Economic structure determines the legal and political superstructure. Resentment about end of world war 1.