Essays on Political Philosophy

Attracted by the belief that hard work and ingenuity should be rewarded, I think meritocracy is a compelling ideal which justifies a degree of inequality. Yet it is difficult to reconcile this view with the subjective nature of ‘merit’ and the randomness of circumstance. Ultimately,...

On violence by Hannah Arendt is an interesting reflection on History and Politics. In this brief but substantial essay, Hanna Arendt analyzes the historical facts of the sixties including/relating and comparing them within the context of the most important events of the 20th century. The...

This lecture was very interesting, but in the same time little confusing to me. I read additional literature in order to develop my view on this topic. I found very interesting Descartes’s expressions about God, human and soul. The only existence in which I am...

The concept of individualism emerged in the 19th century. The French were the first to use this expression when they expressed their reaction to the French Revolution and were demanding their individual rights and taking their interests into account. The term “individuality” can be understood...

Agustin’s political and social opinions flow directly from his theology. The historical context is essential to understand its objectives. Augustine, more than any other figure of Late Antiquity, is at the intellectual intersection of Christianity, philosophy and politics. As a Christian priest, he proposes the...

Anarchy is the condition of a society, entity, group of people, or a single person that rejects hierarchy. The word originally meant leaderlessness, but in 1840 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon adopted the term in his treatise “What Is Property?” to refer to a new political philosophy: anarchism,...

Introduction The body of knowledge we call politics is broad and it comprises of different independent yet interrelated units, that are prone to be confused. In this essay, we will conduct a comparison of two independent political units: Political Philosophy and Political Ideology. We investigate...

Philosophers John Rawls and Hannah Arendt each establish different definitions of freedom that help to judge the legitimacy and purpose of political institutions. And while these definitions are not the same, they do not necessarily directly oppose one another. Rather, Arendt’s theory seems to be...

This essay will compare the political ideas of Hobbes and Locke in the context of the relationship between the government of the fictional state of Freilund and its citizens during the K-20 pandemic. Hobbes view on the relationship between the citizens and the state is...

To compare the world we live in today, to the philosophies of ancient Greece I would say its about a 50/50 split in terms of differences and similarities. In chapter two on page 46 one of the first sentences is “in the ancient world, people...

Introduction Hannah Arendt is a unique philosophical intellect of the 20th centenary, and her believes still influences conversations in global politics today. She scripted a collection of books such as, ‘The origin of totalitarianism’ in 1966, ‘The human condition’ in 1958 and ‘Eichmann in Jerusalem’...

‘The pedagogy of the Oppressed’ by Paulo Freire is a complete mishmash of more educational and a bit of political and philosophical ideologies of 70’s. Freire introduces a theory of oppression and suggest another theory for liberation as a solution or way forward. An individual’s...

Aims This paper aims at explaining the conflict between the behavioural political science and traditional political science by way of distinguishing between the two, giving background information (history) and finally, comparing the two “side-by-side”. DefinitionsBehavioural political science is an approach to the study of politics...

Ancient Greece was arguably one of the greatest civilizations of all time. Beginning in the 8th century BC and ending around 146 BC, this era introduced some of the greatest innovations in literature, technology, and philosophy. But with such a large civilization came many conflicts...

Introduction Requiem for the American Dream is an intense and insightful documentary with Noam Chomsky, the narrator of the film, who elucidates the fundamental flaws of our political system that detract from democracy. Noam Chomsky discusses ten principles in which he refers to them as...

The thought of the social understanding has been, basically, one of the most basic ideal models of Western philosophical and lawful thoughts in assisting with framing our insight into equity and social structure. Sharing a couple of segments of thought, regardless of the way that...

Writing after WWII, Hannah Arendt, in her text, The Origins of Totalitarianism, moves from a discussion of the plight (danger) of national ‘minorities’ and the altogether ‘stateless’ in the inter-war years of European history to a fundamental critique of the notion of ‘human rights’. Who...

The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights were greatly influenced by Classical Republicanism and the Natural Right Philosophy. The founding fathers referred to Classical Republicanism greatly in the making of the U.S. Constitution. The country we are today today is due largely to the...

The Civil Rights Movement began shortly after the end of World War II. Some might even say that it began before that. The United States took the biggest turn on to the civil road with the Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown vs. the Board...

The political theory of Plato must be understood with and within the state of period he lived. It is an established theory that the Peloponnesian war (the war between Athens and Sparta, 431-401 B.C) and the death sentence of Socrates were greatly influential in Plato’s...

Political human science is stressed over the sociological examination of political occasion extending from the state to normal society to the family and audits subjects for instance citizenship social advancements and the wellsprings of social power. in this area david owen has raised that the...

The political realm is multifaceted with different schools of thought. Among the most influential schools of thought are: the liberalism, realism, idealism, pragmatism, existentialism, radicals and conservative. These schools of thought hold on to different world views that help in shaping the politics of the...

According to “The World Holocaust Remembrance Center”, over six million Jews were killed by the Nazis at concentration camps during the Holocaust, between 1941 and 1945. After looking at Night by Elie Wiesel and Maus by Art Spiegelman, it is evident to say that both...

Is evil the product of a misguided choice or the outcome of lacking moral concept? Hannah Arendt, an author of many texts including Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, was born in Hanover, Germany. She escaped Nazi Germany in 1933 to...

At the start of the 17th century, an unprecedented amount of Puritan migrants begin moving to the New England colonial region because, in England, the reigning King Charles pushes Anglican religious practices onto Puritans. This, therefore, results in them experiencing intense religious persecution, which leads...

Introduction In this essay I seek to argue that Locke and Hobbes have the same conclusion that there must be a government to rule the people but they just don’t have the same premises and argument as Locke is a classical Liberal meaning that unlike...