Political philosophy

Falguni Sheth and learning about race, racialization, and political philosophy. In part 2 we’ll be looking at a case study and discuss the racialization of Muslims in so-called Western liberal societies. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover today. So, I’m gonna jump right in. There’s this big debate over whether race is a series of biological categories or whether it’s just a social construct. And in her book ‘Toward a Political Philosophy of Race,” Falguni Sheth tries to break away from that…

The legal system, however, remains vulnerable to political interference. Property rights and contracts are secure, but court procedures are extremely slow. Protection of intellectual property is below EU norms. However, BMB Security Inc., will be able to apply in Italy with no capital required, process…

the best form of government, experimented with different variations of government (13-1a). Political and economic transformations by the Northern Italy city-states triggered the Italian Renaissance; however, the political transformations allowed for the economical transformations to transpire therefore politics was the key contributor in constructing an environment ripe for the Renaissance to flourish. Political experimentation initiated a sequence of events that lead to the Italian Renaissance.…

Freedom is the ability to behave, talk or think as one desires without obstruction or constraint. Nevertheless, freedom is naturally restricted by laws that secure our public safety. Some talk about freedom in a political sense, some talk about social freedom, some about personal independence and some define it as religious freedom. But the fact that everyone wants to be free, holds true in all cases. Rousseau believes people are essentially free because they only follow the orders of a power…

for the ruling classes to have formed rules and regulations bearing the societies needs and that is the time to make allowance for the term philosophy that can be considered as the study of general and fundamental problems. While amalgamating culture, philosophy and politics together the term conservatism comes in view. Conservatism is a political philosophy which…

contemporary dogmatic philosophy, and unique from its practicality-versus-perfectionism contemplation. It is not meant as a universal moral philosophy for the public, but rather a narrowly directed guide for politicians. However, the government style he creates in Prince contradicts with the republic he creates supports in Discourses. The Renaissance era, acknowledged for its confinement of numerous significant philosophers, such as Machiavelli, who believed to be the father of political…

injustices and restore the economy. The progressives of the early twentieth century took many of the earlier reformer's ideologies, and they transformed these political ideologies into actions. The programs that emerged from the philosophies of the late nineteenth century reformers were the social reform for maltreated populations, the political opposition to big businesses, and the policies implemented for the economic security of the working class. The advocacy for the rights of oppressed…

constructing society. Immanuel Kant’s ([1784] 2013) book Answer the Question: “What is Enlightenment?” sets the foundation of gaining and retaining power while constructing society around the process of enlightening subjects and eventually transferring political power. Niccolo Machiavelli’s ([1513] 2006) The Prince uses the method of holding power and knowledge solely to the individual in authority. This paper will acknowledge both methods of gaining and retaining power, compare and contrast…

Neil Boyd says that “ Law is a vitally important force. It is the skeleton that structures our economic, social, and political lives” (Boyd 5). Understanding different perspectives of sound philosophy, such as natural law, positivism, legal pragmatism, and feminism will help us with answers certain questions” Is the natural law dead, according to Roger Cotterrell? Alternatively, Whether Hatfield provides the compelling causes, if he rejects Cottrell’s argument on natural law? As well,…

As humanity has progressed through modernity, it is apparent that a multitude of pre-modern political elements have remained prevalent. Although political systems in the present day continue to develop and gradually approach an “ideal type” liberal democracy, traditional values and concepts still retain a foothold within every political system. While the progression of modern politics has seen a theoretical abandonment of power based on ascriptive characteristics, putting this into practice has…