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Political Theory Revision Notes
- Other • 50 pages • 2015
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These extensive 45-page notes cover most of the basics required at Prelims, and extend into 3rd year Theory of politics. Topics covered include: Obligation, Conservatism, Democracy, Liberty, Egalitarianism.
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Explain Marx’s account of the relationship between technological and political change
- Essay • 7 pages • 2015
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This essay examines Marxist views on political change, and how technological progress shapes it. It examines Marxist views from Gerald Cohen and others, and includes feedback from my tutor.
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John Stuart Mill - On Liberty (Summarised)
- Summary • 5 pages • 2015
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This is a selection of quotations from John Stuart Mill's 'On Liberty' which are particularly key to understanding his anti-paternalistic stance, and his concept of freedom of expression.
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How (if at all) do economic circumstances affect an individual's liberty?
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This essay concerns how we define liberty, and how we might take an individual's economic circumstances into account. It includes some verbal feedback given from my tutor.
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How persuasive is Mill's defence of freedom of expression?
- Essay • 6 pages • 2015
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This essay looks at Mill's discussion of freedom of expression in On Liberty, and the extent to which he can account for offensive speech.
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Given the Totalitarian State Envisaged in The Social Contract, Rousseau's Citizens cannot be considered free. Discuss.
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This essay focuses on Rousseau's account of individual freedom, and the difference between the natural freedom of the state of nature, and the moral freedom earned in civilization. It questions whether Rousseau's vision slides towards totalitarianism and therefore negates the idea of citizens being 'free.'
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Power and the Marxist State
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This is a collection of summaries and notes based on the question: 'What are the sources of power in a democratic state?' with particular reference to Karl Marx's theory of power and the state. It includes summaries of Poulantzas, Bob Jessop, Miliband, Colin Hay, Steven Lukes. 
These notes examine how power mechanisms are conceived - how we might say that person A has power over person B - the criteria necessary, and what the conditions are for locating power within the structure of a state.
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Conceptions of Liberty (Negative, Positive)
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Summarised notes of conceptions of liberty according to John Christman and Bernard Williams. These notes cover negative and positive versions of liberty as well as referencing MacCallum's triadic formulation of liberty.
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Mill's On Liberty (Offence)
- Summary • 7 pages • 2015
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This is a summary of Alan E. Fuchs, ‘Autonomy, Slavery, and Mill’s Critique of Paternalism’, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 4 (2001), 231-251. It references and critiques Mill's conceptions of paternalism.
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Is Deliberative Democracy Defensible?
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~2000 word essay with essay feedback on the mechanical and ideological problems associated with deliberative democracy, and how they might be overcome.
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