2. Politics: The science of government ; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources , and the protection of its citizens in their rights , with the preservation and improvement of their morals .
3. KEYWORDS SOCIAL RELATION METHODS TO FORMULATE AND APPLY POLICY POWER AUTHORITY AND LEGITIMACY ETHICS
5. PLATO The Republic: Political Systems CORRUPT VALUE OF JUSTICE ? Justice is simply an interest of the stronger RELATION BETWEEN: KNOWLEDGE AND JUST
7. Niccolo Machiavelli Il Principe: Manipulation Power Justification Brutality for purpose of security
8. Thomas Hobbes Leviathan: Social Contract Justification action for Ruler Sovereignty Order: Legislative, Executive, Judicial State of Nature: Natural equality of men: nature has made men equal in faculties of body and mind
9. John Locke Treatises: Human Nature: Equality, Freedom&Rationality, Sociability Justifying Private Property Community created by “any number of men”; majority then has right to act
10. Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract: Origin of Political Society / Civil Society man was born free, but he is everywhere in chains
12. SPACE AND POLITICS Space is inherently political; politics is inherently spatial. Heidegger: Polis Politics Foucault: space is fundamental to any exercise of power