Political science

Hobbes’ major achievement to political philosophy is called the ‘social contract theory.’ First of all, Hobbes had a different view of human’s nature as Aristotle to start from. He saw human nature was to be tamed by politics, not exercised. According to Aristotle, The nature of human was to be completed and flourished through community and politics (SEP, 2002). In contrast, Hobbes claims that the state of human nature was war. In his book of Leviathan, he states, “…there is no way for any man…

potential flaws that those political philosophies, endorsed by the white dominated culture, could have carried and delivered to the general public years after…

Political literature is based on an author’s political way of thinking and how literature impacts society. In the article “Literature and Politics”, author John D. Lindberg says, “Any work of literature [...] the writer's personality has been shaped by the sociological and political environment of his time. Conversely, important works of literature [...] have brought about social and political change” (163). Both A Raisin in the Sun (from now on shown as Raisin) and To Kill a Mockingbird (from…

Per Hudson, the solution to this problem is to have a political alternative. The parliamentary system is a combination of the executive and legislative branches with the prime minister as the leader of the majority party. With this option, Hudson lists a few items he considers to be relevant to a parliamentary system, such as a greater accountability of the candidates and the officials by their respective political parties, as compared to American politicians. An example Hudson cites…

feelings and deep understanding about issues. Her article articulates, and confirms, her belief that opinions are often formed with little to no factual backing, especially in today’s society, which proves to be a problem in a society filled with political agendas. Kolbert’s argument follows a convenient structure that moves from argument to argument, building on and drawing from previous arguments to further main idea. She explains her main ideas, chronologically as follows: she…

PESTLE ANANLYSIS OF HYUNDAI MOTORS Political Factors that affect Automobile industry Every automobile industry is subject to effects caused by the political factors. This PESTLE analysis models impacts the Governments and other political factor affecting the industries. In Hyundai’s case, the following are the significant political external factors affecting them 1. Political stability in most major markets (opportunity) 2. Free trade agreements (opportunity) 3. Governmental support for…

In international politics there are there are “two predictable, and nearly always mistaken, responses to any great international upheaval: one is to say that everything has changed; the other is to say that nothing has changed.” Theorist of international politics are generally found in one of two camps; those who believe that state relations and behaviors today are consistent with those found during the time of Thucydides and those who believe that everything has changed. The various views…

In Chapters 5-7 of Political Communication Rhetoric, Government, and Citizens by Dan F. Hahn, the author talks about different concepts. Hahn talks about the elements of craftsmanship and how it makes up form. Elements of craftsmanship include rhetoric, brushstrokes, the colors and texture. Hahn talks about politics and how it is dealt with. Politics is dealt with today’s actions that will affect the outcome of tomorrow’s reaction. Also, it deals with speculations, hypotheses and arguments. Hahn…

Essay Political philosophy asks questions such as where do governments get their authority from? How much power should they have? The legitimacy of governments and what is a legitimate government? What is justice, should governments be fair? What laws should be in place or if there should even be laws? What rules should the governments follow? Should the people be fully obedient to the government or should they have a level of disobedience? What form of governments should be in place? Democracy?…

The best approach for studying comparative politics is through an empirical inquiry rather than a normative one. Empirical inquiry is based on evidence while a normative is based off assumption. Researchers will often become biased when discovering something if they believe they already know the information. Normative inquiries are often based of what someone believes is right or wrong. An example of an inquiry question: Is having a president (United States) more effective than having a prime…