POLI 1001 Chapter : Political Science Part 1
Document Summary
Two species of political begin-intro to political consciousness. Everything we know about humans tells us that we began existence in tribes (tribalism) By nature we are social creatures we need one another . Example of early human consciousness: we gather berries for us as a tribe. Killing someone from another tribe because one from your tribe was killed; it doesn"t matter who in that tribe you kill because of the idea that the tribe as a whole did it. If banished from the tribe, you have nothing. The i began to happen( 800-500 bce) this is the principle of subjectivity (growing awareness of self, a consciousness of self) Because it creates a distance or a self of unsettling emotion. The homeless spirit (estrangement, a sense of loss) Example: leaving your family and home life for college. Karl marx theory that i killed it and it"s on my property; therefore, i should get the best meat.
