Political philosophy

One of the most well-known works of Plato is his «Republic» in which he describes the ideal state. This concept is very important for understanding Plato’s political philosophy. From the beginning this work was criticized by many scholars and there was and still is an argument whether Plato’s State can be called closed and consisted of authoritarian society without freedom or not. That is the question I will try to answer in my essay. Describing the ideal state, Plato divides the inhabitants…

The term “liberalism” comes from the Latin word libertas, meaning liberty or freedom. Liberalism is a political philosophy with individual liberty as its core value. Besides, it also emphasize on individual rights as well as the equality of opportunity. The liberal philosophy was developed by John Locke in the late of 17th century. Since the philosophy was derived originally from Locke’s natural rights theory, he was known as the “Father of Liberalism”. The natural rights theory basically means…

There are five theories of Philosophy written into his context below which are “Social contract or contractarian, Classic liberalism or libertarianism, Marxism, Communitarians, and Capabilities approach”. Comparing each one of these political philosophy, theories will show how some may be similar to one another and how the different theories are. First to be up for discussion is the Social contract. Philosopher Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. These two philosopher’s “both wanted the public to…

The political language of "left" or "right" is something that is distant to me as I consider myself not that well-versed in the political realm. However, because of my nature I often agree or disagree with some policies based on my personal thoughts. One of the greatest philosopher, Aristotle, famously points out that human beings are "political animals", meaning we are social creature with reasoning. In a sense by our nature, we as individual participate in a manner in which a society is form.…

fought for political and economic freedom through the motivation of influential figures and gatherings of the African American community, by attacking issues of land ownership, labor, and equal rights that continued over time. During the Civil War an educated abolitionist, Frederick Douglass was one of the first to escape to the North and be speak up on the behalf of southern blacks for political freedom. As well to liberate his…

Athens to wealthy parents. When Isocrates was fourteen, the democracy voted on the death of all the male citizens of Thracian, a city in Scione. Since that incident, Isocrates sought to unite Greece and for it to be in peace. This remained his political philosophy through the years. After the Peloponnesian War, Isocrates lost all his inherited wealth and had to make a living on his own. He began writing speeches for others; primarily for them to be used in court. Although he wrote speeches, he…

Jefferson with influence from 18th century Enlightenment Philosopher, primarily the ideas of John Locke regarding government. Although many American may not be aware the United States has a political philosophy, we do; it can be found in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. Our political philosophy derives from, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these…

Personal political philosophy is a subjective domain in which one views different aspects of politics and social life. Politics is strongly related to our personal philosophy and is the driver of the prevailing political perspective. Personal philosophy can be termed as one’s personal stand that he or she believes to be the guiding principle to their actions. It can be subjective as it depends on one’s view of the surrounding world. A person may perceive the world as a hostile place that is…

from the Democratic party and the Republican party. The two main political parties are different through their political philosophies and other beliefs. However, they also share some common agreements. The main difference between Republicans and Democrats is their political philosophies. In general, Democrats are liberal and lean left on the political scale. Conversely, Republicans are conservatives and lean right on the political scale. Democrats generally believe that the government should…

I want to inform you about a few things that I learned about happiness in political philosophy this semester. Since you’ve asked me what political philosophy is, I’ll start out by explaining that. In a very general sense, political philosophy is trying to answer the question of how we ought to live in society as human beings. At the beginning the year, I asked you what you thought happiness was (hoping you could give me some ideas for my first essay to be written on it), and neither of us could…