Political philosophy

described man as a political animal in The Politics, he set the standard for political debate for years to come while initiating a notion that politics is an inherently natural, necessary and good thing. Aristotle set man apart from other animals due to logos, their ability to perceive and express rationality through speech. This description of man as a ‘political animal’ has many implications for Aristotle’s views on participation in politics. He stresses the importance of the political…

between the supposed vital political entity and its conglomerates. Coupled alongside this egregious act on society, cannot also help ponder their clandestine intentions in parallel with propaganda and its various forms; on rather their gestured depictions be genuine in its intentions. Resulting in “excessive commercialism … [consequently] creating a more materialistic populace.” such that constructive morals became inert, and instead of “developing a meaningful philosophy… [Adolescences revered]…

Liberalism is defined as a political and social philosophy, which encourages freedom of the individual, and involves little or no state intervention. The earliest liberal ideology was classical, which emerged at the dawn of the Enlightenment era. Classical liberalism, sometimes called ‘nineteenth century liberalism’ ( Heywood,2004), dominated the era with its doctrines based around the idea of self interest enticing human behaviour, stemming from utilitarianism theory. Modern liberalism, on…

throughout the Age of Enlightenment, social contract theory truly traces back to civilization's roots, when the innate desire to unite into progressively larger groups of individuals followed the longing for order, peace, and progress. Within modern political philosophy, social contracts have been molded into models addressing the origin of the state and the legitimacy of its authority over individuals; their fundaments lie in the analysis of the human condition lacking any order in either…

Although Adam Smith has a popularized reputation as a staunch advocate of laissez-faire, this reputation does not reflect his own views. Smith believes that while self-interested individuals should be able to freely carry out economic transactions within a society, limited government intervention is also necessary in ensuring the individuals are pursuing the best of their interests without causing externalities to others. I. Introduction Although Adam Smith has a popularized…

Political legitimacy is the right and acceptance of authority, meaning that of the government. It involves its citizens’ obedience. Obedience deals with how beneficial the government is to its citizens, like how safe they feel for example. But the question is, how far does the government have to push its citizens before they begin to dislike how they are being treated and then revolt? Furthermore, is the question of how an individual chooses to protest their government? One can make a stand for…

movements that took place in history were mostly trying to solve social, political, and economic problems. Scholars, politicians, and intellectuals were mostly the ones that put in the effort to stop these problems from expanding and growing into bigger ones. From many of the philosophical reform movements, there are the Women’s Suffrage Movement and Karl Marx’s theory of Communism. Throughout the world, these philosophies and theories of reform movements have led to many changes in societies.…

that a contract binds the government with all members of society. Jean Jacques Rousseau’s theory of contractarianism was a major influence on the French Revolution. The Social Contract was Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s way to explain his views on how a political community should be settled. In the contract Rousseau writes “man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains” (Social Contract). By writing this Rousseau shows his view that the government takes away citizen’s rights and restricts them.…

got word that Machiavelli was going to take his seat, so Medici then exiled him. After that happened another one of the events that he did to impact the Renaissance was the writing of The Prince. Sometimes known as one of the first works of modern philosophy The Prince captures the minds of readers to uncover the…

Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, came up with a natural morality concept which contrasted with what he termed as hypocrisy and fraud portrayed by the contemporary civilized man. In his book, he paints a picture of a man in the state of nature as he was before civilization. In this state man’s natural goodness was not yet corrupted by the society. His fundamental idea was of moral sentiment concept which was innate in all individuals and not that which was acquired from the community. He argues…