Political science

Aristotle’s most famous claims, in his discussion on politics, is that “a human being is by nature an animal meant for a city” (Aristotle 4). By this, he is asserting that human beings are naturally destined to live their best life in an independent political association of some sort, among and in cooperation with other humans. The main reasoning for this assertion is the natural inherent necessity for other humans that human beings require. The primary purpose of humans, in Aristotle’s view, is…

What are the key elements of Rational Choice Theory? • Beeson and Firth (1998) ‘Neoliberalism as a political rationality: Australian public policy since the 1980’s’, Journal of Sociology, Vol 34. Pp 215-231 In Beeson and Firth’s article, I gain a further insight into the conception of liberalism and the implementation of rational choice theory, specifically focusing on economic gain and wealth. The authors thoroughly researched the introduction of liberalism in the 1900’s and the resurgence…

Buchanan’s contractarian and individualist views. In The Calculus, Buchanan and Tullock proposed an analysis that applied microeconomic thought to the realm of political science by theorizing that political agents, no different than ordinary individuals, are utility maximizing and self interested. With this assumption, Buchanan and Tullock analyzed political organization and the set of rules under which individuals collectively make decisions. For Buchanan, the outcome of The Calculus was…

Our concept of Modern Political Thought is mainly a derivative of the 17th and 18th century, whereas Classical Political Thought had its birth before the modern era. As a result, even somewhat politically-adept modern citizens seldom draw upon ‘modern’ philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Plato and Aristotle, who predate both Hobbes and Locke by over a thousand years, are even further from these citizens’ minds. As is stands, many individuals have difficulty finding pertinence in…

work will also be summarized and analyzed to show the relationship between Aristotle’s opinions of human nature to the work of Glenn Tinder. Aristotle’s opinion of human nature is written about most extensively in the first book of “Politics” ("Political Naturalism."). He begins by saying that the city- state aims to the “highest good” and that it is composed of a “community of some kind” (Somerville and Santoni 59). In a naturalist approach to this question, he asserts that he will break the…

Tarrow (1994) uses the text Power In Movement. Social Movements, Collective Action and Politics, as an addition to the literature on collective movement, using perspectives from sociology, political science, history and anthropology to further his work. The author highlights that many times in history, ordinary people have taken steps to exercise influence on politics by acting collectively, in other words” there is “power in movement”. In his text, Tarrow poses the following research question;…

jargon. The reference style adds to their ideas by revealing that not only have other people considered film as an academic tool, but have also done so recently. Ultimately, the academic value of film becomes clear after Engert and Spencer, two political scientist, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of using film to study international relations in classrooms and find them to be beneficial tool. This is reinforced when Knickerbocker not only takes this sentiment, but then shows exactly how to…

Realism stems from Machiavelli and Thucydides, where it argues that power is the most critical element in understanding the political landscape. The pursuit of power is the driving force of all states and that you must have self-help, you can’t trust anyone else. This theory can be applied to the movie, where each character is in pursuit of material possession and affluence. Daniel…

ideas that form the basis of political and economic theory. It characterizes the common beliefs of a group, social class, or individual into a consistent political philosophy. Ideology impacts many aspects of government from the individuals who create policy to the type of government a country maintains. Its influence upon these aspects can be quite subtle or blatantly obvious. The manner ideology forms in a region is key to predicting its effects on a country. Political scientists examine…

include but is not limited to psychology, sociology, and political science to name a few. But learning if not limited to scientific ways, learning can also be accomplished through non-scientific ways such as learning from personal experience, learning from parents or through tradition, and even using religion to learn, understand, and know the world. The non-scientific ways of knowing the world differ from the scientific ways. In science you maybe following an order/system to find the answer…