IS301 Chapter 1

Chapter 1 §

(F) Day of the week: Monday Class: IS301 Created Time: October 26, 2020 2:58 PM Database: Class Notes Database Date: October 26, 2020 2:58 PM Days Till Date: Passed Last Edited Time: June 9, 2021 10:42 AM Type: Lecture, Reading Notes

The Role of Ideas §

• Political Ideas could be propaganda to justify their actions or to attract supporters.

• The world is ruled by ideas of economic theorists or political philosophers

  Their works are usually brought back to be implemented by students (politicians) of their writings or teachings.

  • Modern Capitalism from Adam Smith and David Ricardo
  • The Soviet Communist from Karl Marx
  • Nazi Germany from Adolf Hitler’s Mien Kampf

Are all political ideas ideological or only some of them? §

• Marxists: Believe that ideas becomes an ideology when a ruling class adopt the ideology
• Some ruling ideologies will conflict with minor ideologies that will lead to societal revolution

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1. Marxist Concept of Ideology §

Karl Marx and Fredrick Angle

The idea that the ruling class or the ones who have resources and power will be the leader of the ones who doesn’t

1. The four consciousness
2. The contrast between ideology and science, falsehood and tools…
3. Ideology is linked to the class system
4. Bourgeoisie rules the proletariats
   • The ruling class controls what people see
   • Ruling class dominates the market

2. Political Ideology Spectrum §

Linear

Transclude of Linear-Spectrum

Linear Spectrum

Transclude of Horseshoe-Spectrum

Horseshoe Spectrum

Transclude of 2D-Spectrum

2D Spectrum

What conceptual problems each spectrum faces?

Introduce a new spectrum that supersedes the last 3.

3. Ideology VS Ideologies §

4. How Globalization shape political ideology? §

In ‘New Ideology for Old’