Ideologies, the science of ideas, were a product of the enlightenment era and pertain to philosophical ideas and beliefs of what “ought to be”. Meaning to this term, coined by Comte de Tracy during the French revolutionary period, has been an ever evolving concept. There are various ideological beliefs that differ on what the most suitable social, political, and economic structures will create the “best” societal outcome. These wide ranges of philosophies may include support for individualistic nature or that we should all be socially cooperative and act only in the best interest of our community. Some perspectives express that it is up to our discretion to act through free will or that our lives are externally influenced by a higher power.
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However, ideologies do not come without opposition. Napoleon Bonaparte condemned ideologies and Karl Marx described ideologies as a deception; ideas and ideals that people believe are only products created to fortify the ruling class in their current social structure.
I do agree that ideologies can provide valuable functions and act as a tool to better comprehend theoretical and actual practices of structures within a society. Although, I am unable to agree with the stringent views of the Ideologue and believe that they fall blind to their philosophies.
Ideologies provide people with necessary abilities to interpret and from purpose in the complicated world around them. An ideology lends an explanation as to why the societal, economic, and political circumstances act as they do and why predicaments occur within these areas. While provided with an explanation as to why social conditions are what they are, ideologies also provide a premise as to evaluate the situation. The host now has the ability to asses wether the social condition is a positive or a negative situation for themselves and judge the policies. Humans have a natural ability to label and classify things to better help identify the …show more content…
These violations may entail arbitrary power’s pursuit of acquiring the people’s property or restricting them of individual freedoms, placing them into a slave-like state. Governing entities forfeit any and all legislative power at any attempt to exercise an arbitrary rule over the lives, liberties, and pursuit of property- regardless of motive- of the people. Civil obedience to legislation is thereby absolved by this endeavor. When the circumstance is deemed worse than life in the state of nature, a state of war between the authoritative administration and the people will erect in oder to preserve their natural
However, ideologies do not come without opposition. Napoleon Bonaparte condemned ideologies and Karl Marx described ideologies as a deception; ideas and ideals that people believe are only products created to fortify the ruling class in their current social structure.
I do agree that ideologies can provide valuable functions and act as a tool to better comprehend theoretical and actual practices of structures within a society. Although, I am unable to agree with the stringent views of the Ideologue and believe that they fall blind to their philosophies.
Ideologies provide people with necessary abilities to interpret and from purpose in the complicated world around them. An ideology lends an explanation as to why the societal, economic, and political circumstances act as they do and why predicaments occur within these areas. While provided with an explanation as to why social conditions are what they are, ideologies also provide a premise as to evaluate the situation. The host now has the ability to asses wether the social condition is a positive or a negative situation for themselves and judge the policies. Humans have a natural ability to label and classify things to better help identify the …show more content…
These violations may entail arbitrary power’s pursuit of acquiring the people’s property or restricting them of individual freedoms, placing them into a slave-like state. Governing entities forfeit any and all legislative power at any attempt to exercise an arbitrary rule over the lives, liberties, and pursuit of property- regardless of motive- of the people. Civil obedience to legislation is thereby absolved by this endeavor. When the circumstance is deemed worse than life in the state of nature, a state of war between the authoritative administration and the people will erect in oder to preserve their natural