SOC201H1 Chapter Notes -Theism, World View, Georg Simmel
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Tocqueville believed that feudal france had exhibited, over time, a trend toward rising inequality that culminated in the french revolution. Science contributes to the ways of controlling life (ex. Given a goal, science can help us establish the best way to establish this goal, and the possible consequences. We"re better able to take responsibility for our actions, then. For some, democracy only works if the people who are affected by a decision are also able to participate in the formulation of the decision. For others, there are fairly regular elections where we have a real choice of candidates. But between elections, we"re not too actively engaged. Assume you"re one of those people that direct democracy is the only proper way: Canada ought to change to an electoral system of proportion. Clarity means - knowing the means and consequences of changing to this electoral system. Greens would probably have more votes and seats in parliament.
