1. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Spring 2010
Social Theory, L3
Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Spring 2010
Meeting twice a week for lectures and on Friday’s for discussion
For you who do not know me…

2. Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Panel Presentations
World News
Africa News
West Africa News
Ghana News
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3. Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Idealism vs. Realism
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4. Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Plato
He is the guy on the left pointing upwards, artistotle (logos, ethos Patos) is the one on the right pointing downwards.
Before Plato there was socrates
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Rousseau / Life
Lets think about this
Does it sound like something that is interesting? That should concern you and your peers?
Tarred road, water, electricity, access to education?
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Rousseau / Context
Key concepts
Types of rule - history
Ideologies
Questions?
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The Second Discourse
social, economic and political inequalities in the French society
consent
freedom and equality could be complimenting, rather than competing, goods.
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8. Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Rousseau / Concepts
Reason
Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy
Executive
General Will and Will of all
Legislator
Social contract
Sovereign
Property
How many of you are interested in politics? I am hoping to by the end of this semester make that 100%
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Emile
Education important for development
amour propre
Civilization creates inequality
Natural inequalities and “social”
Women do not need to learn how to read and write…
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The Social Contract
“Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains”.
-The Social Contract
Consent
General Will  Direct Democracy
Will of All
Sovereign
Now you have a basic idea of the course content.
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Critique
What if the general will support oppressive rule?
How do we discover the general will?
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Summary Idealism
The human spirit is the most important element in life
Human nature is good, purposeful and humans are rational, intelligent able to govern themselves
The universe is essentially nonmaterial in its ultimate nature.
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Idealism
What is the nature of reality?
Ontological idealism
What values should guide us?
Value Objectivity
How do we get knowledge?
Knowledge Idealism (the circle)
What is right?
Moral Idealism
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Summaries
Today we talked about…
I have learned that…
Thinkers behind this isms are…
A critique towards this viewpoint is…
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