Political compass

explore the libertarian standpoint on justice, and consider the objections to such a rights based view of justice. Furthermore, I am going to examine how a just libertarian society would function, and consider the value of justice in comparison to the political virtues of liberty, and equality. Libertarianism promotes justice in two ways; it ponders the moral duties we have to others, but also the moral constitutional duties we have. At the crux of libertarian ideology is the belief that humans,…

Thomas Hobbes has been recognized as an influential thinker who , broke the tides of traditional divine political theology, and put in place the foundations for a more secular form of political philosophy. At the time were religious pretexts were paramount to the progression of society, Hobbes’s Leviathan portrayed men as creatures whose main concern was the pursuit of self preservation . Though almost half of Leviathan is dedicated to the theological explanation of God, some may argue Gods…

foundation through its complex governmentstructure. In 1787, the United States of America needed to form a government that would satisfythe most equal confidence in the two main political ideologies. One group proposed a newdocument of governing rules known as The Constitution. The Federalists had to convince theother major political power known as the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists created a progressiveset of documents known as the Federalist papers to address the Anti-Federalists fears…

Depending on the geographic location in the United States, political party affiliation can be a crucial part of social life. How you choose your friends, your outlook on key political policies, your ideal government, and your public conduct are only a few of many life choices that can be affected by political party affiliation. Although there are many factors that have been associated with these differences, this text will focus on two key factors: social class and sex. Social class and sex…

Understandings of Nature in relation to Political Science Introduction The study of nature has often been used to understand various dimensions of politics, especially the origin and role of law in human life. In most cases, the study of nature roles in understanding politics must consider how human beings interact with their leaders, as well as how laws inform their co-existence and mutual relationships. Both Aquinas and Machiavelli studied human life and came up with observations based on the…

The movie of choice to represent the social and moral policies of the Government is Thelma and Louis Movie This movie has to do with two friends who decides to do a road trip to the cabin for two days; while on their trip to the cabin, Thelma decides in the middle to the road trip that she will like to stop and have some fun, although Louis advise her that they are on a tight schedule, Thelma convinces her to stop because she never gets to have fun and this is supposed to be a trip for fun.…

My motivation for pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at UC San Diego (UCSD) emanates from my lifelong goal to be a leading scholar in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics, teaching and conducting research at a major research university. UCSD’s Department of Political Science’s model of cross-disciplinary work, ethos on close mentoring and supervision, emphasis on methodology and multivariate analysis, wealth of world-class faculty across subfields, combined with the…

So, the first principle of Rawls - is essentially the principle of freedom. Basic freedoms are 1) political freedom (the principle of "equal participation" in the political process defined by the constitution), 2) the rule of law, or legal state 3) freedom of conscience. The second principle of justice of Rawls is formulated as follows that social and economic inequalities are to be…

There is a lot of ways for a government to rule its country. Usually, they use a precise type of economic politics in order to control a country’s economy. Some governments use capitalism –like in United-States, some use communism – like Russia-, some can use socialism – a bit more like in Quebec. There are obviously many more economic politics, but the ones that are used most likely still capitalism and socialism. Those two doctrines are really different in many ways, but mainly regarding the…

of motion and perception that imply his/her actions. Hobbes understands that human nature is everywhere and people have the capacity to reason. He wrote in a time of Civil Wars, right after an England King was recently beheaded. His theories of political obligation are grounded in human rationality because he sees that the majority of individuals act in their…