Political ideologies

concept that depicts what human nature may be without the existence of government and societies. Great philosophers and thinkers throughout human history have pondered and debated on what might be the interaction human nature and the state of nature. Political theorists such as Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau all comment upon this interaction in their works. My stance on human nature is that people, predominantly, are selfish and need a governmental body to preserve and protect the lives of the…

statement with reference to either Hobbes or Machiavelli. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a political philosopher who has made a great impact on the area of politics. Even though his perspectives are utopian and are different to both Hobbes and Machiavelli. His contribution has made a significant impact in the way that politics is conceived. Therefore, it is the contention of this essay by using Machiavelli’s ideology to expose that Rousseau's ideas about human nature are utopian and in a sense…

During the last presidential election, I was not old enough to vote, so I did not have much of a say when it came to political topics and who I thought would make a better president. However, both sides of my family differed widely in their opinions. My close family is very conservative, so usually my family votes Republican. Our candidate for the Republican nomination,…

however, it 's also about power and how it is achieved, how it is maintained and used by individuals and countries in their interactions with each other. A politics degrees covers an array of areas, from political theory, political structures, international relations and contemporary political issues. Politics was an Ancient Greek idea, and is derived from ‘politikos’ meaning ‘of, for, or relating to citizens’. However, in current society, politics is the process of exerting governance, and…

more individualism over the tradition authority of monarchs. Of course, there were conservatives like Clemens von Metternich who opposed such changes, but many philosophers were promoting cooperation to develop a society with more freedoms. The ideology of Liberalism began during the American Revolution. Adam Smith, a Scottish…

There are many ways in the government can help with social issues and provide health and welfare provision. Many different political parties have different views on to which extent this should be the responsibility of the government. Those who are left-winged will believe in the collectivist approach which is the idea that the state will fund the services needed, whereas the right wing believe in the individualist which is that the government should have as little to do with the workings of…

President Obama’s speech stressed the importance of the theoretical tradition of liberalism in America’s view of international politics. President Obama’s ideology of international affairs can be explained using Joseph Nye’s three strands of liberal thinking, which are economic, social, and political liberalism. However, although his speech is dominated by liberalist views, his policies are the creation of intellectual pluralism and therefore his liberalist views are mixed with the theoretical…

services’ where the case of waste collection services in Cape Town is used as an example she says that although ‘each have relied on distinctive arguments, discourses and ideologies, both the apartheid and the…

Socrates and Machiavelli are two of the most famous (or infamous) names in political philosophy, even to this day. Separated by hundreds of years of knowledge and experience, these two great minds offer contrasting viewpoints on the subject of political stability and how it should be maintained. While they share the same end goal and existed in times of similar political instability, given the chance, Socrates would quickly reject Machiavelli’s concept of a Prince or Principality as it entails a…

their own perspective on politics is referred to as Political Socialization (“Political Socialization”). This process can be affected by a person’s family, religion, education, the mass media, and many others (“Political Socialization”, “What Factors Shape Political…