Political cinema

In Plato’s Republic, there are many ideas that Plato likes to discuss using his characters, like Socrates. Plato uses the Republic to talk about the ideal political system, which in this case is an aristocracy, and why he believes it to be the best. Plato believes that an ideal society comes from a structured political body. This consists of three main classes of people: people who produce such as farmers or artisans, warriors, and rulers. The society is correct when those three classes have…

Free will, is a thing we all have and use. Machiavelli sometimes used the words “fortune” and “Virtue” to talk about two different ways a prince can come to power. “Virtue” refers to a person's actions or skill, while “fortune” talks about chance or luck.The Prince determines how much of a prince’s successfulness or tragedies are caused by his own free will and how much is chosen by nature or the environment in which he lives. Machiavelli applies this question specifically to the failure of past…

It is best to cultivate reason, and to be governed by it. According to Lemuel Gulliver, of the book Gulliver's Travels, written by Jonathan Swift, when discussing the main maxim by Houyhnhnms. Gulliver's Travels is a political satire focused on mocking the human race and its ridiculous ideals. This is seen through the descriptions and ideologies of the Laputans Gulliver visits on the flying island, as well as the Yahoos he observes on Houyhnhnm land. The Laputans are a group of people who focus…

In Ancient Law, Sir Henry Maine explores the development of law and social structures while simultaneously examining historical findings and their implications. His famous claim, “the movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from Status to Contract” (Ancient Law, final sentence of Chapter 5), posits the stark contrast between law in the archaic world, which is based off “status” and law in modern world whose epicenter is “contract.” These differences aided in explaining…

In The Republic by Plato, the antagonist Socrates who was Plato’s teacher, states that philosophers are best fit to rule due to their knowledge and understanding of the world. This statement feels like it’s just a bias opinion since Plato is a philosopher among other of his interests, but throughout this work of his he proves why the philosopher deserves power in the ideal state. Although the philosopher king seems like a fine idea in theory, it is unrealistic and contains very few sound ideas…

Hobbes and Locke are both social contract theorists who have influenced many citizens of this country. To begin, they both start out talking about human nature. Locke and Hobbes had very different views regarding human nature. Locke claimed human nature as reason and Hobbes claimed it as power and appetite. Locke believes that reason is the primary attribute of human nature. Hobbes, on the other hand, thinks that people only care about power and appetite. We want certain things and we want to…

shattered the ultimate political gender barrier within the country. Today in more than 70 countries across the world, women have sat in top leadership positions. Women in such positions have included Margaret Thatcher and currently include Angela Merkel, yet not one of these women are American. Justification for this deficiency includes historical, cultural, and institutional explanations. In order to overcome such a barrier, other leading countries in terms of political gender cohesion can be…

If corruption is at the base of power as singular leader or party their power may have influence over law and can be negative for other people. No matter how fair law may be powerful economic and political forces hope to capture bias in favor of themselves. We see this in today’s society, powerful political and economic figures escape consequences or win cases because they have more money for the powerful lawyer rather than the average citizen. Other weaknesses in laws are loopholes from a law…

What makes an average judge decide to turn corrupt? How many courtrooms follow corrupt practices? What can the impact be when judges lack a sense of public duty? It may be difficult to find the answers to questions that provoke so much guilt, but finding them means relief. Relief for Americans who do not trust rulings and need help to understand them, or receive another hearing. The grandest moment in recent corruption history for the United States government dates back to the 1960’s when…

1. Gopnik’s primary message in this essay is that anyone can make an impact in history no matter what their background is like. Gopnik’s uses the lives of two notable historical figures, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, to make his point. Lincoln was born into a poor, uneducated family that lived in a log cabin in the rural woods of Kentucky. Darwin, on the other hand, was born in the English countryside to a family of free thinkers and of wealth. Both came from vastly different backgrounds,…