Political radicalism

In Origin of Inequality, Rousseau describes the evolution into society almost like a trickster (the rich) fooling his mark (the poor). In time, individuals would amass land and cattle at the sake of another, leading to “dominion and slavery, or violence and rapine” (Rousseau 1755, 29). This series of conflicts prompted the rich into devising a plan to “employ in his favour the forces of those who attacked him” and to “give them other institutions as favourable to himself as the law of nature was…

societal norms in favor of seeking “enlightenment” and awareness. The aforementioned great minds of their times both argue variations of the same views on human existence and an individual 's role in their respective societies. At their core, these two political philosophies urge humanity to threaten the safety of the status quo; they push man to dare to be skeptics, dare to climb out of the depths of their limited perspectives, dare to question what is true reality…

Individual’s Moral Obligation to stand for what is Right In “Civil Disobedience” by Thoreau asserts that government seldom shows itself sufficient and that it often derives its power from the majority; who are its subjects. Furthermore, Thoreau underscores that the state, just as corporates have no conscience, but through its citizens, can be viewed as conscientious or reckless. Consequently, it is up to the people to practice conscience when endeavoring into their activities. Civil…

Who Should Hold Ultimate Authority? The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and Second Treatise of Government by John Locke were both written in times of governmental crisis. During Hobbes’ time, England was experiencing the Protestant Reformation. Approximately fifty years later, John Locke was attempting to demolish the Divine Right of Kings. The Second Treatise of Government is written to show support of a parliamentary system, so it is obvious why Locke would not support a king or sovereign ruling…

explore the libertarian standpoint on justice, and consider the objections to such a rights based view of justice. Furthermore, I am going to examine how a just libertarian society would function, and consider the value of justice in comparison to the political virtues of liberty, and equality. Libertarianism promotes justice in two ways; it ponders the moral duties we have to others, but also the moral constitutional duties we have. At the crux of libertarian ideology is the belief that humans,…

Thomas Hobbes has been recognized as an influential thinker who , broke the tides of traditional divine political theology, and put in place the foundations for a more secular form of political philosophy. At the time were religious pretexts were paramount to the progression of society, Hobbes’s Leviathan portrayed men as creatures whose main concern was the pursuit of self preservation . Though almost half of Leviathan is dedicated to the theological explanation of God, some may argue Gods…

foundation through its complex governmentstructure. In 1787, the United States of America needed to form a government that would satisfythe most equal confidence in the two main political ideologies. One group proposed a newdocument of governing rules known as The Constitution. The Federalists had to convince theother major political power known as the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists created a progressiveset of documents known as the Federalist papers to address the Anti-Federalists fears…

Depending on the geographic location in the United States, political party affiliation can be a crucial part of social life. How you choose your friends, your outlook on key political policies, your ideal government, and your public conduct are only a few of many life choices that can be affected by political party affiliation. Although there are many factors that have been associated with these differences, this text will focus on two key factors: social class and sex. Social class and sex…

Understandings of Nature in relation to Political Science Introduction The study of nature has often been used to understand various dimensions of politics, especially the origin and role of law in human life. In most cases, the study of nature roles in understanding politics must consider how human beings interact with their leaders, as well as how laws inform their co-existence and mutual relationships. Both Aquinas and Machiavelli studied human life and came up with observations based on the…

The movie of choice to represent the social and moral policies of the Government is Thelma and Louis Movie This movie has to do with two friends who decides to do a road trip to the cabin for two days; while on their trip to the cabin, Thelma decides in the middle to the road trip that she will like to stop and have some fun, although Louis advise her that they are on a tight schedule, Thelma convinces her to stop because she never gets to have fun and this is supposed to be a trip for fun.…