POLI 1001 : Political Science EXAM 1 StudyGuide
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Strengths: rational, able to understand and appreciate it, order/law, efficiency, more-so that than in the tribal species, concern for the individual, individual accountability. Weaknesses: impersonal, doesn"t do well on a personal level, bureaucratic, decision made for you, technological or technocratic, dependent on technology; lose individuality, example: industrial revolution: high hopes, but wwi happened, Place of women in greek society: agamemnon: clytemnestra can"t be the rightful ruler, fate/freedom. Reasons for war: trojan war 10 years long for helen and paris, nature of violence itself, vengeance and violence in agamemnon/oresteia. Trust/friendship: hecuba (queen of troy, also betrayal of trust and friendship. Perversion of speech: perversion leads to destruction and corruption of morality. Queen of argos: orestes- son of agamemnon and clytemnestra; kills aegisthus and. Clytemnestra; goes to court and becomes rightful king of argos: pylades- friend of orestes. Iphigenia- sacrificed for favorable war winds; daughter of clytemnestra and. It is a sub plot/sub theme in the oresteia.
