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Summary International Political Theory IPC3701 - Rationalism Notes
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Summary International Political Theory IPC3701 - Rationalism Notes
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Rationalism• (Locke, Rousseau, Grotius)
• Dualism (optimism/pronounced pessimism)
• Mutual cooperation
• Power must be administered by an external source
• Achieve a good life
• War is the breakdown of all relations (if occurs must be
limited and humane)
• Accept lesser evils
, European History for context
Periods in world history overlap, this signifies the progressive change from period to
period. That is why philosophers maintained certain influences even though they may
fall under a separate period.
Middle Ages (5th Century
to 15th Century) Renaissance
(14th Century to 17th Century)
Age of Discovery/ Exploration (15th Age of Enlightenment
Century to 17th Century) (18th Century)
Industrial Revolution (18th Century to
19th Century)
The philosophers in question are influenced by the age of discovery (whereby the world
was being explored and people were coming into contact with new cultures and
technologies) and the age of enlightenment (which emphasized a move away from
tradition and seeking reasoning and individualism).
, Grotius 1583-1645
• Was influenced by
the wars occurring
(religious and other)
during that time.
• Believed that the
application of law
would reconcile the
trend of going to war.
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