Democracy - W4
Nature of State
Conceptions of Justice
Forms of Liberty and how they are represented
Evidence of aspects of democracy
state claims to protect its citizens, but still lets harm to minorities
state prioritises those who are useful to state
authoritative rule and choice pre island
power-seeking and hungry
citizens arent held to any rules or laws initially, no social contract, just chaos
on island, lack of laws in place, no leadership, no safety of its citizens, lets harm to minorities still
rules and order - positve liberty??
not really a democracy, wasnt any vote, just got told, until lisa took control and they went to court with fair right for defence, yet still corrupt authority because harm of citizens
society of law - if a society has the chance to create order and a social contract, then they will
“sucks to the law” - people wanting to against social construct and believe that there should be no interference, which lead to corruptipn of government
“i didnt get rich by writing a lot of cheques” - shows how much of an influence businesses and the wealthy has on government, but also how capitalist regimes allow for lower classes to be punishe dby upper classes
[stamping of foot on model un charter] - if people are connected by one idea and value, they will band together and that idea and value will follow their society
lack of security and resources
ESSAY
take things out of time sequence
dont fall into narrative trap
link to outside philosophical thinkers
use examples
prioritise main components of text
focus on main philosophical and political
debate different versions of theory from different scholars
DEMOCRACY:
- what are the limits of what the government and what the public should be
- australia has a representative democracy, except when a referrundum to change the constitution
- make present of those who are not there - representation
what makes a democracy:
majority rules
liberal democracy:
pluralism, minority rights (more a liberal democracy)
separation of powers
constitution