POLSCI 2I03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Statism, New Approach
19 Oct 2016
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?victorious over idealism, was proven with outbreak of ww11. ?idealists did not consider many factors, tended to exaggerate or be overly optimistic. ?realists were again victorious in 1939 @ the great debate - we still see things through the realist lenses today. ?officials taught to focus on interests of state as opposed to ideology. ?allowed us to follow somewhat of a manual. ?statesperson must rationally decide the appropriate steps to be carried out in times of threat. ?realists are concerned with the whole ethics idea, and believe there is no universal understanding of ethics - and that officials must distance themselves from traditional notions of morality. ?these formal values to be followed were not related to christian values, but rather political necessity/prudence. ?proponents of moral standard believe in a dual moral standard - one moral standard for individuals within the state, and a different one for the external.
