Political compass

Plato is, undoubtedly, one of the most important PERSONAGGI of ancient philosophy. His new way of doing philosophy and his works have been deeply influential not just for his time, but also for modern years/modern age/contemporaneità. Political ambitions and disillusion toward Athens and the mechanisms of the polis bring Plato to a reflection concerning the world, the human and the living. With his socratic dialogue Republic, Plato reaches the peak of his philosophical research, by providing…

In a society where the citizens consisted of the rulers and the ruled, in Plato’s Republic, he attempts to give an explanation on why philosophers would be superior rulers in comparison to the everyday citizen. Within the dialogue of Socrates and his acquaintance, one can easily observe the views of those who ultimately believe philosophers would be divine rulers of the city. Within the discourse, Socrates suggests they will know what is best for the society as a whole for reason that their…

In the novel, Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift expresses his ideas about politics, society, and the presumed self-righteousness of human society. The effects of social darwinism are profound and are evident within the characters in the story. Throughout the story, the desire to rise to a higher social standard is the driving motive behind the character’s actions. A main theme of the novel is how an individual can become distorted by their own thirst to climb up the social hierarchy. In her…

In politics, demagoguery is usually used by a speaker to persuade an audience with propaganda rather than the quality of the argument. Demagoguery refers to the political strategy that appeals to an audience’s emotions and prejudices with certain characteristics and elements. In junior Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s speech to the American public, he used demagoguery to appeal to the American audience on the wrongdoings and undermining communist actions of Edward R. Murrow, the Educational Director…

success enough, they will be eliminated by the society. The speaker of the source highly suggests the ideology of the individualism and would most strongly agree with a classical liberalism society. Classical liberalism is a political ideology that enhances civil liberties and political freedom, which will often tied with capitalism. Adam Smith, the father of economics suggested that government control stifled economic growth, self- interest would lead business firms to produce only those…

Smith, the author says that the ruling in Citizens United is a way to protect political speech and that it will not affect elections because in the past, big corporation have not shown interest in participating in politics. The author start its article by emphasizing how before the ruling of Citizens United the government was able to…

“The United States did not create human rights. In a very real sense it is the other way around: Human rights created the United States.” Stated by Jimmy Carter, this quote delineates the manner in which the citizens of the United States enjoy an abundance of rights. The foundation of these rights emerged from the ideologies of the Founders, which in turn were tremendously influenced by numerous occurrences in the world’s history, including the advancements of the Age of Enlightenment.…

Corruption The American dream is that if a person abides by the rules, works hard and has initiative, then his family and he will have the opportunity to live a life of comfort, pleasure and possible wealth. For centuries, people have been emigrating to America in search of the American Dream. Unfortunately, in today 's society, the American dream is often corrupted. This is evident in how African Americans were treated from the 17th century to the late 1960 's. Another example of the American…

People need government. The authority of civil society provides protection and is necessary because it is able to help better the natural state of people. The Second Treatise of Government by John Locke and Basic Political Writings by Jean-Jacques Rousseau are two works that deal with political philosophy support this theory that government arises as a means of rectifying some of the shortcomings found in the state of nature. Locke and Rousseau have different ideas about what civil society…

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury takes place in a society where the citizens are under the illusion that everything is perfect, but in reality the civilization is quite undesirable. The strictly controlling government of this city feed the people ideas that they cannot question; in fact, it is looked down upon to think for oneself. Books have even been banned in this society because they provoke thought, which the government believes could create conflict. That is why the fireman in this dystopia…