Weimar Republic

The French revolution which began in 1789 was an important point in world history because of the significant political turmoil it caused throughout Europe. One may ask how did this all started. The French revolution was a time of political and social change in France, during which the structure of the government changed drastically from an absolute monarchy to an enlightenment based principles of nationalism and inherent rights. The French citizens also eliminated the feudal privileges for the…

Plato constructs a society in which the wise men, known as the philosophers, hold the highest position in the government. If he gave up this assumption that certain people are intrinsically unfit to occupy certain political social positions, he wouldn’t make this claim. He would instead create a society where everyone’s voice is heard no matter which social status they come from. A society that hears the voices of all the people and doesn’t underestimate their ideas. Also, he would allow the…

Niccolo Machiavelli was the first person in his time to criticize politics and to explain how they really work. Because of this, The Prince was very controversial at the time, but Machiavelli explains a lot of renaissance values throughout the book. Respect for the ancient Greco-Roman traditions, secularism and realism are examples of traditional renaissance values that are revealed throughout Machiavelli’s The Prince. Respect for the ancient Greco-Roman traditions is so important that it can…

A collaborative leader get help from the people or ideas and proceeds from there. In Plato, The Republic “the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy” (Source C) Cities and human race will never have peace until philosophers are king. Cities (Society) will never be free from evil authoritative leadership joins with rational…

Kingship is a topic that has stood the test of time. Civilizations around the world have debated the terms of kingship and what they entail. As nations have come and gone, have flourished and fell, and have gone through their trials and tribulations, the idea of kingship has been reevaluated by scholars, philosophers, and nobles. The definition of the ideal king has changed with history and reacted to praiseworthy and blameworthy examples that have gone before. Through their many written…

There are three main schools of thought in International Relations and they are realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Liberalism is the paradigm that in short, holds the belief that emphasizes the importance of the international institutions that would serve to check relations with other international state actors. Realism stems from the notion that in this anarchic international stage, each state is out to better itself and the only way to survive is to gain more power. Constructivism is a…

Power is not evil, it is the user that makes it evil. Machiavelli, a controversial figure in political history left a legacy of brutal reality which disturbed many people. Niccolo Machiavelli’s, The Prince explores the groundbreaking ideas for a prince to secure the leading position in government and retain his power and leadership. Human nature combined with power has the possibility of becoming tragically destructive. However, that wreckage stems from the environment, and the actions…

In the “Necessity of Political Vulgarity”, Amber A’Lee Frost argues that vulgarity, which refers to the “crass, ugly dispensation of judgment with little to no regard for propriety” (Frost), is a particularly revolutionary tool in political sphere for fighting the powerful because it reveals the political truths and undermines the opponents’ legitimacy. In contrast, civility, which means the usage of proper and dignified languages, is not as subversive as vulgarity in political sphere because it…

Argentina has been a yo-yo when it comes to their democracy standing. Under many umbrellas, they are considered a democratic nation. According to “worldatlas” Argentina is considered a Presidential Representative Democratic Republic (2016, October 13), however, while many blocks could be checked to consider them fully democratic many factors could rebut this qualification. In order to break their government inner workings down I will go through various topics to see where Argentina could be…

Venezuela Venezuela has a unique formation of the government, it is a federal presidential republic, but unlike the US and other federal governments, the power is very centralized. The president, as the chief executive is the head of state and head of government. However, the federal is consist of 72 individual islands of 11 federally controlled island groups, but the central government has lots of power in federally controlled areas and all 23 states. The nominal selectorate of Venezuela are…