Political philosophy

Aristocratic nations have risen and fallen and this rubble gave rise to democracy - for the people, of the people and by the people. Democracy, however, is not adequate enough to tackle both political and economic problems, much like its counterpart communism - which is by and large more economic than political, but inadequate nonetheless. What is the most suitable form of government then, one would enquire? The belief lies that this question has been answered about three hundred years before…

Essay Draft 1 by Andy – Dissecting The Dark Mountain Manifesto’s Intentions The human race is blamed by itself for the destruction of our common home; and it is constantly to be seen and identified as nothing but something evil, useless, and powerless – or at least according to the Dark Mountain Project manifesto. The text encourages its readers to pick up their pens and paintbrushes to fight against the common world, where allegedly the greater proportion of humanity is in sheer denial of…

on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to their male counterpart. Indeed, there are many opinions about these topics. However, the concept of natural rights and feminism have been prevalent throughout history. In this paper I am going to discuss, and compare the different aspects of natural rights and Feminism. Firstly natural rights are rights that people have at birth. These rights must be honored by the government,…

deluded for putting their stake in the gods and the Spartans who hold no desire or reason to risk any loss in protecting Milos. Continuing to claim that the Spartans do not hold a reputation of being venturesome or noble when danger is involved. As a political realist, Thucydides believed in might over right as well as the tenants of power and hierarchy determining the rulers of society, seen in the passage, “that in fact the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what…

views on the state of nature, social contract, laws. Hobbes definition of state of nature is a state of war. Morality doesn’t exists and everyone lives in constant fear. A reason why people aren’t free is because of fear. There is a saying in Hobbes philosophy which said, “Even the ‘weakest’ could kill the ‘strongest’ men are equal.” Locke believed in state of nature, men exist in complete freedom. Men are free to do whatever they desire. The state of nature…

fell. These events led to some drastic political changes, but it has also helped create some of the greatest political work ever. Men like Machiavelli and Castiglione have influenced politics that can still be considered…

states that justice is the "first virtue of social institutions". (John Rawls Disruptive justice) He states that justice is best accepted by a grasp of the principles of justice which are expected to represent the moral basis political government. (Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy). These concepts specify that humans need liberty…

above quotation, Hobbes illustrates his belief that there should only be one power, a single monarch and/or monarchy running the state and citizens. This individual or group of people should be granted the power over all of man and to have absolute political authority on all decisions. Hobbes’s contract influenced many leaders and nations to follow this contract as well as sparking ideas of new thinkers to come. However, Hobbes’s quote and contract does indeed not make sense for the world in…

menace impacts directly or indirectly on governments, individuals, organizations, economy and particularly vulnerable groups. The term terrorism refers to the utilization of brutality to scare a population or an administration thus influencing the political, ideological and religious change. Terrorism, as can be described in other words as psychological oppression, is a product of various populations that results from conflicting ideologies and particularly as far as religion is concerned. A…

Midterm // Philosophy of Human Rights // Conner Hanke The predominant discrepancy between Beitz’ practical approach and Griffen’s naturalist theory is that the practical approach is a structural account and Griffen’s is a substantive account. Beitz’ approach is structural in the sense that the protection and enforcal of human rights is contingent on state governments and the international community as a whole. The contingency of human rights’ existence on state governments is the answer to his…